TBAY/SHIP: Crouch - Winky As Wife and Mother (9 of 9)

[Beth Loubet]

No: HPFGUIDX 48008

Elkins says, re: Barty Crouch, Sr.:

>"Was he *ever* maritally faithful?  Isn't 
>'disappointing' rather a stereotypical word for an aristocratic 
>young man to use to refer to a father who...well, you know.  Who 
>cheats on his wife?  Who does the *help?*"
>
>"You are a very sick woman, Elkins."
>
>"Crouch Jr's treatment of his father's body suggests to my mind 
>that to some extent he felt that he was avenging his mother," says
>Elkins.

"Ahem."

Elkins and Eileen look up in surprise. A small rift has opened in the air a few feet above their heads. A blonde woman sticks her head through the hole and waves cheerily.

"Hallo! I'm not sure that I'm really ready for TBAY, but I did want to ask a question. I'm Bel, by the way."

Elkins and Eileen wave, obviously a bit startled.

"I was just wondering -- in light of everything you've said about Crouch, Sr. and Winky, isn't it also suggestive that Barty, Jr. changes his father's body into a bone? Maybe you have to know American slang for that to be obvious, but changing his father's body into something that's a metaphor for... well, you know... male anatomy... certainly suggests a few things to me about the way he felt about his father and his father's behaviour. It certainly ties in to the reasons Elkins is postulating for Junior's disappointment, doesn't it?

"I've always wondered, though, if Crouch, Sr. being turned into a bone just before Voldemort needs "the bone of the father" doesn't tie together somehow...

"Well. Pardon my intrusive ramblings. Carry on!" Bel waves again, smiling, and the rift disappears with a "Pop!".

Elkins and Eileen look at one another, shrug, and continue their conversation.

(Thanks for letting me butt in. <grin>)
bel


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