Missing Weasleys and QWC ( was Re: Weasleys)

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 21316

Danette wrote:
"Actually that is a very plausable theory.  I can see if happening 
especially if you compare Bill's age to Charlie's, Charlie's age to 
Percy's, Percy's age to the Twins, the Twins' age to Ron, and Ron's 
age to Ginny.  There is a rather large gap between Charlie and Percy 
and compared to the gap between any of the other siblings so it is 
very easy to see there being another child in there that died one way 
or another."

--We've discussed this before, I think, but the idea is interesting. 
I went back and read the passage where Arthur describes the Dark mark 
(the last pages of chapter nine GoF, page 142 in the american edition 
specifically) with the idea that he had lost a child in the manner 
he's talking about. I picked up some interesting undertones.

"The terror it inspired...you have no idea, your're too young. Just 
picture coming home and finding the Dark Mark hovering over your 
house and knowing what you're about to find inside..." Mr. Weasley 
winced. "Everyone's worst fear...the very worst..."

Why did Mr. Weasley wince? He worked for the ministry so it could 
easily be that the pain he feels at remembering is for other people. 
However because he's a ministry offical he would me in more danger, 
no? The idea that a "missing Weasley" who died in VWI is plausible,
but even if this didn't happen his recollection makes me think he has 
had some personal experience. (a relative or close friend?)

In this scene all the Weasley children, Mr. Weasley, Harry and 
Hermione are present. If one of the Weasley children *did* die then 
who knows about it? Obviously not Ron since he doesn't even know what 
the dark mark is. By that same token neither would Ginny; their being 
the youngest. What about Percy? Bill and Charlie would have been 
alive at the time so they'd surely know. I'm not sure about Percy 
since we don't know when this possible event could have possibly 
taken place.

After Arthur makes the above statement there was silence for a 
moment, and then Bill says "Well, it didn't help us tonight, whoever 
conjured it." (This sentence confuses me the more I read it. Is he 
saying that they "didn't help" by scaring away the DEs? How *could* 
the Dark Mark "help" them?) He goes on to say "It scared the Death 
Eaters away the moment they saw it. They all Disapparated before we'd 
got near enough to unmask any of them. We caught the Robertses before 
they hit the ground though."

Is Bill changing the subject to avoid painful memories? If a Weasley 
died why wouldn't Ron know about it by now? Am I speculating to much?

Scott

BTW, another thing that I *know* we've discussed before, but I can't 
remember is why Molly Weasley didn't apparate to the campsite if she 
was so worried (and rightly so), or just check the clock (I remember 
this). Can she not apparate?