HP&GoF CH. 1

[nera at rconnect.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18152

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> At 03:39 PM 5/4/01 +0000, nera at r... wrote:
> >Evil though it was, I loved JKR's play on words in the statement by
> >Voldemort:
> >
> >"It would be an insult to her memory not to use the information I
> >extracted from her, Wormtail."
> 
> And did anyone else catch that bit of foreshadowing when V says,
> "Your part will come at the end, Wormtail; it is a function that my
> loyal supporters would GIVE THEIR RIGHT HAND to perform!"
> 
> But I *still* can't figure out what intended victim V is talking 
about
> when he says, "Just one more death, and the path to Harry Potter
> is clear."
> 
> 
> I am fairly sure that he was talking about Barty Crouch Sr.'s 
death. That was the next death. Cedric came after that, but he 
was "the spare" and unexpected.

Barty Crouch Sr.'s death would have been deemed necessary to keep the 
secret of Barty Crouch Jr. going until the Tournament was finished 
and Harry was delivered to Voldemort.

Doreen
>                                                  -- Dave