Scope of Voldemort's Reign/Dale's Draco (WAS Pre-Godric's Hollow: )

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 31934

Catherine wrote:  


> I've been wondering for quite awhile how well Voldemort's rise to 
power was 
> known outside of the UK.  Karkaroff was a DE but was he living in 
England 
> at that time?  Did V recruit from the continent?  I keep turning it 
over 
> and have half convinced myself that it was a very local problem and 
>that 
> the rest of the world either didn't know about it, didn't care 
>about it or 
> didn't perceive it as a problem that affected them yet.  (Very WW 
>II)

Interesting point about the scope of Voldemort's reign.  There is 
some canon on the point of whether non-Brits recognize Harry, which 
is a clue about the extent to which they are familiar with Voldemort:

At the QWC, the Bulgarian Minister certainly knows about Harry:  "The 
Bulgarian wizard suddenly spotted Harry's scar and started gabbling 
loudly and excitedly, pointing at it."  

Also in GoF, Karkaroff sees Harry and "froze" and 
apparently "couldn't believe his eyes."  Perhaps Karkaroff knows of 
Harry due to Karkaroff's DE days in Britain.  But even his students 
recognize Harry:  "The Durmstrang students were staring curiously at 
Harry too.  Out of the corner of his eye, Harry saw comprehension 
dawn on a few of their faces.  The boy with food all down his front 
nudged the girl next to him and pointed openly at Harry's forehead."  

In contrast, the Beauxbatons students and Madam Maxime don't react at 
all to Harry.  

Perhaps this means that Voldemort's threat was only in Britain and 
did not extend to the continent; otherwise Fleur and Madam Maxime 
would show some signs of appreciating Harry's fame.  The Durmstrang 
students possibly know about Harry because they are learning the Dark 
Arts from Karkaroff, and therefore have an academic interest in 
Harry.  I don't know what to make of the reaction of the Bulgarian 
Minister.


> And as for Draco...
> 
> If you get a chance to listen to Jim Dale's wonderful readings and 
try not 
> to impose your own views on top of his (which is pretty tough to do 
at 
> times), Draco comes off as a really horrid boy.  

Yes, Jim Dale's Draco is nothing short of evil.  That, in my opinion, 
is simply because canon Draco *really is evil*.  Maybe he'll change, 
but he has had 4 books to change, and I'm not seeing a lot of 
movement.

I will admit, however, to being influenced by Dale's 
characterizations.  I detested canon Gilderoy Lockhart, but Dale 
makes him palatable, even funny.  I didn't think it was possible.

Cindy (noting that not even Jim Dale can salvage something from Winky)