[HPforGrownups] Ludo Bagman

[Mieneke Pallada]

No: HPFGUIDX 29093


Elizabeth Clayton <nizbet_noni at hotmail.com>
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Ludo Bagman
said:
> I've got a query. I was reading GoF last night, and something in The
> Pensieve chapter struck me.
>
> During Bagman's trial, he was accused of passing information to the DE's
> about the Ministry, right? But wasn't Bagman still a professional
Quidditch
> player at the time? (ie, his 'I can't keep getting hit by Bludgers for the
> rest of my life' comment & of course how they all applauded him for the
last
> weekends match!)
> What would he know about the Ministry that he could pass on? And *why*
would
> he know it? It just doesn't seem to fit!
> I have racked my brains trying to figure out how it could all work, but I
> can't come up with a theory I like and which seems plausible.
>
> Or am I not seeing the blindingly obvious? Wouldn't be the first time...
>
> Elizabeth C

Hi,

Bagman is indeed still in his Quidditch playing hey days, as Harry notices
right away when he comes in. The indictment was that he'd been " caught
passing on information to Lord Voldemort's supporters" The information is
never specified to be MOM-related. Bagman even says he didn't know the
people he'd been talking to were deatheaters, and that "Rookwood kept
talking about getting me a job in the Ministry later on ... once my
Quidditch days are over, you know... I mean, I can't keep getting hit by
Bludgers for the rest of my life, can I?"

This in my mind suggests that this Rookwood was himself in the Ministry and
thus had the leverage to get Bagman the afore-mentioned job. So it would be
illogical that he'd pass on MOM-related information. Perhaps the information
was even about rigging his next Quidditch game...We all know old Ludo has a
bit of a gambling problem!;-)

Mieneke, a newbie who finally scraped up the courage to post for the first
time!