Voldemort murders in GoF

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No: HPFGUIDX 42666

Richelle Votaw wrote:
>  Now, who was the faithful servant at Hogwarts?  Is he referring to
> Moody/Crouch here?  Yet this is happening in the summer, while 
Harry is
> still at Privet Drive.  Quite a while before term begins.  And 
Moody/Crouch
> arrived late, so he technically wasn't at Hogwarts. He could've 
had the
> position, I suppose, but it implies someone *already* at 
Hogwarts.  It is
> written to sound like it's someone who's been at Hogwarts, but 
that could be
> to make us suspect Snape again.  Or not?  Thoughts on the matter?


V-Mort has already thought out the plan to put Crouch Jr. at 
Hogwarts. Crouch told Dumbledore (under the influence of 
Veritaserum), "He [V-Mort] told me he needed to place a faithful 
servant at Hogwarts" (pg. 687). So when V-Mort is saying "my 
faithful servant at Hogwarts", he's saying, 'this is what I have 
left to do before Harry Potter is mine. I have to murder one more 
person, and then put my faithful servant at Hogwarts.' 

Now, for the one more murder. This is kind of weak, but I'm thinking 
V-Mort was planning to kill Moody, based out this statement from 
Crouch Jr. (again, under the influence of Veritaserum), "I kept him
[Moody] alive, under the Imperious Curse. I wanted to be able to 
question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that 
I could fool even Dumbledore. I also needed his hair to make the 
Polyjuice Potion" (pg. 689). Perhaps V-Mort was planning on killing 
Moody, but Crouch Jr. realized that it was better to keep him alive. 
WHich brings me to ask this question: If someone is dead, can you 
still use their hair to make Polyjuice Potion, and look like them?
-Acire Sadeur