one more death question

[peabwain]

No: HPFGUIDX 54989

I am fairly new to this list, and I am only on my second reading of 
GoF.  I don't know if this has been discussed to death. If it has 
you could just give me the message number. But I was wondering a few 
things:

Who is Voldemort talking about when he says, "one more death and
our 
path to Harry Potter is clear"? (US paperback GoF pg 10) Why
can't 
Voldemort commit the murder himself? He was able to kill Bertha 
Jorkins and Frank Bryce.

I assumed it was Crouch Sr. & Voldemort could not do it because 
Crouch is a more powerful wizard than he was at the time, but
didn't 
Voldemort need Crouch so the ministry would not become suspicious? 
Crouch only died because he escaped & Voldemort was afraid he would 
tell Dumbledore everything. Or maybe he was talking about Crouch the 
whole time he just had to do it a little sooner than was planned 
because he escaped. 
								
I know at the end of GoF  Dumbledore says that Voldemort killed 
Cedric when we know that Wormtail actually did it as Finwich pointed 
out in the Graveyard Scene post on March 27.

<snip>It's not a lie; it just shows 
something about commands: It's the one giving command who's *doing* 
it, the one obeying is just a tool. 
								
		
Is this what happened with Bertha too. Voldemort is taking credit 
because he told Wormtail to do it? Can Voldemort only kill muggles 
because they are too weak (magically) to fight back? (Eww. That's 
kind of like killing kittens don't you think?) Or have I
completely 
missed the Hogwarts Express and Voldemort is talking about the real 
Mad-Eye Moody. But even then doesn't Moody need to remain alive
in 
order for the Polyjuice Potion to work?


So there you go. Welcome to my head. You're welcome to stay, but 
please follow the rules.

"peabwain"