Crouch killing Harry

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, KIM MACKLIN <evankimjeff at y...> 
wrote:

Kim:
> Hi all:
>  
> I am rereading GoF for the 3rd time now, and have just gotten past 
the 1st challenge.  Anyway, I think I have missed something here,  I 
don't remember in the first 2 readings Crouch planning to kill 
Harry.  I always thought his objective was to deliver Harry to 
Voldy.  I scanned through and could not find a page.  Can someone 
help?
>  

Geoff:
Good old canon again....

"'The Dark Lord didn't manage to kill you, Potter, and he /so/ wanted 
to,' whispered Moody. 'Imagine how he will reward me when he finds I 
have done it for him. I gave you to him - the thing he needed above 
all to regenerate - and then I killed you for him. I will be honoured 
beyond all other Death Eaters. I will be his dearest, his closest 
supporter.... closer than a son...'

Moody's normal eye was bulging, the magical eye fixed upon Harry. The 
door was barred and Harry knew he would never reach his own wand in 
time."

(GOF chapter "Veritaserum", pp. 588/9 UK edition)

I think the original objective /was/ to deliver Harry but when Harry 
escaped using the Portkey, Moody decided that he would eliminate 
Harry.

Geoff