Who is it that Wormtail is supposed to murder, in GoF?
ratalman
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Thu Sep 25 04:10:14 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 81528
Who is it that Wormtail is supposed to murder, in GoF? And
does Wormtail succeed in committing the murder he is
supposed to commit?
On p.10, GoF, hardcover ed., Wormtail says to LV: "and if we
proceed, if I murder--" "If?" whispered the second voice. "If? If
you follow the plan, Wormtail, the ministry need never know that
anyone else has died. You will do it quietly and without fuss; I
only wish that I could do it myself, but in my present condition...
Come, Wormtail, one more death and our path to Harry Potter is
clear. I am not asking you to do it alone. By that time, my
faithful servant will have rejoined us--"
I suppose this "one more death" could be Barty Crouch Sr, but I
don't see how the ministry could fail to notice his death. It can't
be Bertha Jorkins, since she is already dead by LV's hand, killed
after she had been questioned. It can't be Moody since Crouch
Jr tells us he needed Moody to be kept alive to help with his
impersonation and to provide hair for the polyjuice potion. I don't
see how it could be Cedric, for how could anyone have predicted
that Harry would come to Tom Riddle Sr's graveyard
accompanied by another tri-wizard champion? Could it be
Sirius Black?
Robyn
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