[HPforGrownups] How did Crabb and Goyle get to be Death Eaters?

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 33281


Friday, January 11, 2002, 11:10:45 AM, pbeider wrote:

p> This is the second of two questions I (a newbie) did not find 
p> addressed in the "Mysteries and Inconsistencies FAQ":

I think we'd better add it, as it keeps getting asked.

p> Near the end of Book 4, Crabb and Goyle are among the Death Eaters 
p> Voldemort talks to individually; he says something about them doing 
p> better "next time."  But if they're close to Harry's age, they 
p> couldn't have done any work for Voldemort before his disappearance.  
p> Is it plausible that they would have had enough knowledge of 
p> Voldemort's revival to have signed on as Death Eaters since then??

Surely these are Vincent and Gregory's FATHERS.  (They appear to be
as clueless as their thuggish offspring.)

-- 
Dave, who wonders if in future books Crabbe and Goyle, Sr. are
   going to function as "Orson and Seymour" to Voldy's
   "Witchiepoo" (i.e. bumbling "hired help" as comic relief).