Where is Ludo?

[wildfire_517]

No: HPFGUIDX 79819

>Donna:
> In GoF, LV says about 3 missing Death Eaters that one has fled.  
Has 
> anyone noticed that aside from Karkarof going missing, Ludo has 
also 
> disappeared.  Rita Skeeter herself stated she knew things about 
> Ludo.  Wonder if he will turn out to be a very powerful Death Eater?
> 
> Given his popularity from Quidditch and the fact that ordinary 
> wizards believe he's seen one bludger too many, does anyone think 
> that he is much more clever than he appears?  Perhaps he played on 
> that and is a much better actor than Karkarof.  
> 
> I did distrust Ludo the moment he was introduced and have a 
sneeking 
> suspicion that he will play a greater role in the future.  Even if 
> Snape is a spy and could find out this information, Karkarof did 
say 
> that the only person who knew all the identities of the DE was LV.  
> And as devious as LV is, that is one card that LV is keeping up his 
> sleeve.

Me:

While it is possible that Ludo is one of the missing DEs (it seems 
like there were quite a few more who didn't show to the graveyard 
than the ones LV mentioned), I find it unlikely.  He fled because of 
his gambling debts to the goblins.  I mean, it could be that JKR is 
trying to trick us into believing that he is a character of less than 
normal intelligence, only to have him pop up later on as a crafty 
genius, but I don't see that happening.  Would be a good plot twist 
if it did, though...

Besides, I always assumed that what Rita Skeeter was referring to 
about Ludo was simply the fact that he was on trial as a MoM employee 
who supposedly passed information, unwittingly(!), to the enemy.  
While there may have been more to the Ludo Bagman story than what we 
saw in DDs pensieve, I find it unlikely.  Ludo, to me, appears to be 
a bumbling throwaway character, much like Lockhart, who may make a 
cameo later on but will always remain a throwaway character.

   Wyld