Sirius, "Field Elves" and Assorted DE's

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 42850

A few comments and things I've notcied:

-- In _CoS_, when Fudge is about to drag Hagrid off to Azkaban, he gives
Hagrid this lip service about it's being "Just a precaution" and "For
a short time only"... I was just wondering if someone possibly gave
Sirius a similar line, then threw him in the hole and forgot about
him?

-- I was wondering: Does the term "House Elf" imply the existance of
"Field Elves"?  And if in a Old South parallel these Field Elves are
even more repressed and drowntrodden than the HE's, then are *these*
folks the ones Hermione should really be rallying to the cause of
Freedom and Elfish Welfare?

-- Margaret wrote:
> 1) Lucius Malfoy -- (borrowing from 'Oh Brother') He's the pater 
> familius for Narcissa & Draco.  Harbors intense dislike of Muggle-
> born wizards (could be said of all DEs?), intense loathing of Arthur 
> Weasley (in particular) and family.  Maintains and circulates an 
> illegal collection of Dark Arts items, not the least of which was Tom 
> Riddle's diary.

I still really want to know what the real story/motivation behind the
Diary was... And will Voldy come down hard on his "Slippery friend"
when he finds out about it... Should we wonder what he really meant
when he used the word "slippery"?

> 2 & 3) (X) Crabbe, Sr. & (X) Goyle, Sr. -- Based on what we see when 
> Voldemort returns (GoF), as dense as their offspring.

Destined no doubt in the next three books to serve as "Orson and
Seymour" to Voldy's "Witchiepoo" (i.e. bumbling "comic relief"
lackies.)

> 4) Barty Crouch, Jr. -- ... Irritated that Voldemort
> seemingly "forgave" the DEs who weren't sent to Azkaban or who hadn't 
> made more effort to restore Voldemort to power.

Just curious -- Could this "irritation" be the reason he resolved to
kill Harry himself?  Could he be so annoyed with his boss as to make
an attempt to undermine him by doing something even he couldn't?

> 5) (X) MacNair -- Cleared of any association with Voldemort following 
> the Potters' death; executioner for the Ministry and, based on what 
> Voldemort has to say in GoF, as bloodthirsty an executioner among the 
> DEs

Probably doomed to die a horrific death when Hagrid sets a hydra on
him!  (If you know what happens when you try to decapitate a hydra,
you'll get what I'm driving at.) :)

> 6) The (X) LeStranges -- Husband & wife duo imprisoned in Azkaban for 
> crimes committed in service to Voldemort.  Sentenced to Azkaban for 
> their a role in torturing Frank Longbottom and his wife with the 
> Cruciatus Curse.

Mrs. Lestrange last seen impersonating a children's author of a book
entitled, "The Legend of Rah and the Muggles".

> 11) (X) Travers -- Murdered the McKinnons (GoF / Pensieve)

Is it just a grisly coincidence that these names are so close to the
married actors Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna?

> 16) (X) Nott -- A stooped figure in Goyle, Sr's shadow when Voldemort 
> does his DE roll call.

Possible descendant serving aboard the deep space mining ship _Red Dwarf_
as bullying prison guard and brutal batterer of Cats.

-- 
Dave