Death Eaters

[Tom Wall]

No: HPFGUIDX 81382

Bookworm: 
<snip> I think JKR wants us to assume she meant Karkaroff 
and Snape as the cowardly and missing DEs, but is heading in a 
different direction.

Eowynn: 
Any how those are my thoughts on the three missing DE; Lupin, Crouch 
Jr, and Karkaroff.

Bookworm:
I think the third missing DE is Ludo Bagman, not Lupin. Remember 
that Bagman was accused of being a DE, whined that he trusted his 
boss, Rookwood, and was basically let off because of his Quidditch 
fans in the Wizengamot. Also, look at the language of LV's 
statement: "One, too cowardly to return...he will pay." When last 
seen, Bagman was running from the goblins - now LV's allies - 
because he couldn't *pay* his gambling debts.

Tom:
Heh-heh. I love this discussion, no matter how many times it comes up!
Let's throw a wrench into the works, eh?

First off, Bagman and Snape are at the Tournament and/or accounted 
for after the fact, as is McGonagall; since we know you can't 
apparate on the grounds, that pretty much solves that problem. Lupin? 
Well, I can't stomach it, but I concede that there's a convincing 
case.

So, let's speculate that Lupin is the coward and Barty Crouch, Jr. is 
the loyalist.

And what if Karkaroff *is* there? After all (as Snape tells us) he 
fled when he felt the mark burn. Sure, that just *reeks* of fear, 
doesn't it? 

But he's the headmaster of Durmstrang, which is a Very Valuable 
Position that I'd be excited about, if *I* were the Dark Lord. *And* 
he's been teaching all of his students the Dark Arts, which isn't 
exactly what you could feasibly call a renunciation of the old ways.

So, what if he fled right off the grounds and to the graveyard? There 
certainly is enough time between when Voldemort touched Pettigrew's 
mark and when the Death Eaters started apparating to allow for that. 
And *how* exciting would that be?

One spot left...

-Tom