"one more death"

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 18177

Doreen wondered:

> > 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."

Dave suggested:

> 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.

Then why do they let him live for all those months?  The only reason 
they kill him when they do is that he's escaped. 

We talked about this once before, and someone said the UK version 
doesn't have this line.  It says "one more curse" or something like 
that (can't check; my books are 60 miles away and I seem to have 
developed something of a block about Summoning Charms).  That also 
seems odd, know that I think of it, since at that point he knows he's 
going to keep both Moody and Crouch Sr. under the Imperius; they're 
part of the same plan.  But I suppose he might refer to that as "one 
more curse" even though it's two people.

Amy Z