[HPforGrownups] Some Questions = Theories Wanted

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No: HPFGUIDX 47491

In a message dated 11/30/02 9:16:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
daniel.brent at cwctv.net writes:

> 1) How would Ron have explained to the rest of the Weasley's about 
> the disappearence of Scabbers and aquiring Pig? We can see that they 
> do not know that Sirius is innocent in GoF and Ron supposedly has no 
> money... How would he explain Pig?
> 
As to the disappearance of Scabbers, everyone already thought Crookshanks had 
eaten him.  They found out he was alive in the course of events before the 
Shrieking Shack, so there was no chance for anyone outside of those who were 
in the shack and Dumbledore, to find out Scabbers wasn't really alive.  I'm 
not sure how he explained Pig.  Maybe he told his family Hermoine bought it 
to make up for her cat eating Ron's rat?

>>>9)Why did Tom become Voldemort? Was there a trigger do you think?

I think the trigger was finding out that his father had left his mother when 
he found out she was a witch.  I'm not sure how he found that out 
though....hm....well, that's another story, never mind, anyway - Tom decided 
to get revenge on his father.  Once he realized he had that power, well, 
people in power aren't too keen on giving it up now are they?

>>4) How was Sirius allowed a flying motorbike and why did Dumbledore 
>>not react at Privet Drive? As far as he knows, Sirius is responsible 
>>yet he lets what Hagrid says about Sirius giving him the motorbike go 
>>over his head and doesn't even stop Hagrid when he says he wants to 
>>take the bike back to Sirius? Is this Dumbledore being lacklustre or 
>>something else?

Perhaps Dumbledore didn't react because he knew there was something that 
wasn't quite right about it.  He knew Sirius and the Potters and my bet is 
that he would've known that Sirius wouldn't sell them out.  His flying 
motorbike is probably alot like the Weasley's car.  Invisibility button and 
such. 

>>3) Where is the proof that Crouch attacked the Longbottoms? Sorry to 
>>reiterate it but it has not been proven that he is guilty...

Not that being proved guilty would mean anything either *coughSiriuscough*.  
If Crouch *didn't* attack the Longbottoms, then he has a fantastic reason to 
join with Voldemort: he was imprisoned for something he didn't do without any 
evidence.  Emotion is a powerful and irrational master (Yeah Rocky Horror 
Picture Show!).

10) Is Fudge merely corrupt, a good man at heart, or evil? And to 
what degree?

I don't think Fudge is any of those.  I think that he is blinded.  He doesn't 
want to believe that the horrible evil that the WW thought was gone forever 
is still around.  He's like those people who don't believe the Holocaust 
happened.  Fudge is good, I suppose.  His reaction is understandable: the 
most powerful evil wizard in hundreds, who was AK'ed is now back and going to 
try and take over again.  Any rational person wouldn't want to believe it.  
The difference between Fudge and everyone else is that even though he knows 
it's true, he refuses to believe it.

~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~


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