A loose end or two...

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No: HPFGUIDX 84134

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" <rredordead at a...> wrote:
> 
> Now me:
> Always enjoy your insightful posts Kneasy, and I'm interested on what 
> gives you then impression that Bellatrix foremost skill is Killing?  
> 
> I got the impression that her skills lie in the art of using pain for 
> both information extraction, and in the forcing of her victims to do 
> her will.  Using the Cruciatus and Imperius Curses are more her 'cup 
> of tea' than the AK.  Of course that's not to say she doesn't use 
> it.  I'm sure she does and very easily, but I don't think she enjoys 
> it as much as the others.  I can see Bella positively rejoicing at 
> the thought of Frank and Alice still alive and insane after all this 
> time.
> 
> Mandy.

What you say has a lot of truth in it, though I can't recall her expressing
satisfaction in the torture of anyone in quite the way she does with
the Longbottoms. Could they be a couple deserving special attention?

I  think of Bella as being like a sadistic cat; prolong the agony yes, but
only as a lead-up to the final denoument.
 
She'd probably  love it if Frank and Alice continued to suffer, but are
they in a state where they can appreciate what's happened to them?
Can the Longbottoms be considered as insane? Now there's a point
to  consider - is memory loss insanity? Is loss of mind a cause of
suffering to the poor unfortunate it happens to? Or is it relief?
Could Bella be certain the effects would last this long?
Or did some-one else promise to sort out the Longbottoms and 
leave them as an object lesson to others?

Lots of questions, few answers.

Kneasy