Dumbledore: "Anybody Else Saw Crouch"

[Kelly Hurt]

No: HPFGUIDX 24977

--- cynthiaanncoe at home.com wrote:

>When Harry says he left Crouch with
>Krum, Dumbledore immediately asks, "Do
>you know if anybody else saw Mr.
>Crouch?"

>How strange!  More natural would be
>"Was anyone else there?"  As JKR
>writes it, it sounds like D is worried
>that lots of people will know Crouch
>is on the grounds.  Hmmm.

I think Dumbledore was hoping someone else had seen Crouch Sr.

Why? Well, for one thing, when the Trio saw Peter Pettigrew, no one
except Dumbledore believed them.  With only Harry & Krum as witnesses
this time, Dumbledore knows he might have trouble getting people to
believe them.

Another possibility is that Dumbledore was suspicious of Karkaroff and
maybe even Krum.  If Krum lied & said he never saw Crouch, Dumbledore
would be left with only Harry as a witness.

Kelly the Yarn Junkie

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