Bertha Jorkin's Memory Charm

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Philip Gonzales" <pgonzale at n...> wrote:
> Good question. I think that it means that Voldemort broke the 
Memory Charm. If I recall correctly, the Charm kept some sensitive 
Ministry information from getting out. The Ministry probably put ot 
on her due to a knowledge of both her nosiness and her tendency to 
gossip. I may be wrong, though :-) 
> 
> Pottermaniac 
>   > 
> 
> Barty Crouch Senior put the Memory Charm on Bertha because she 
discovered that his son was still alive.  GoF, p. 595, UK edition.

'But Bertha Jorkins heard Winky talking to me.  She came to 
investigate.  She heard enough to guess who was hiding under the 
Invisibility Cloak.  My father arrived home.  She confronted him.  He 
put a very powerful Memory Charm on her to make her forget what she'd 
found out.  Too powerful.  He said it damaged her memory permanently.'


It's the information that Barty Crouch Junior is alive and well that 
Voldemort extracts from Bertha. (also the fact that the Triwizard 
Tournament will be held at Hogwarts) He then shows up at the house, 
puts Senior under the Imperious Curse, and proceeds with his plan.  

IMO, *that's* why Voldy says that it would be an insult to her memory 
not to use the information he got from her. (Voldy has a rather 
twisted sense of humour, doesn't he? <g>

Peace & Plenty,

Parker (who's back after a two-week hiatus due to the Curse of the 
Computer)



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