Crouch's memory (was: Re: What is your all-time favorite line(s) from the book?)

[Meira B]

No: HPFGUIDX 50736

Derannimer asked:
Also--these are all GOF-- "Harry wanted very much to ask whether Mr.
Crouch had stopped calling Percy 'Weatherby' yet, but resisted the
temptation." (GOF, Chap. 23. By the way, in a rather serious
footnote: Elkins, do you think that Mr. Crouch's inability to
recognize other people's identities has anything to do with his
cronic inability to remember his assistant's *name?*)

Me:
I know that this question was directed at Elkins, but I just had to chime 
in.
I have a terrible memory for people's names (it can be quite embarassing 
sometimes). It usually takes me a very long time till I manage to remember 
someone's name.

Crouch didn't have such a long time to work closely with Precy before 
Voldemort moved in and started Imperio-ing him around.
He might've remembered that Percy's name is 'something with a -W-', or maybe 
he thinks that such an unimportant thing as Percy's last name is hardly 
worth the trouble of remembering it. And Percy idolises Crouch so much that 
he doesn't feel comfortable correcting him.

I know that Crouch and Arthur talked a bit before the Quidditch game started 
in GoF, but it's possible he didn't make a mental connection between Arthur 
and 'Weatherby'.

Meira.

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