Bode's murderer (long)

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No: HPFGUIDX 96962

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Paula Gaon <paulag5777 at y...> 
wrote:
> 25April04
>  
>  "caesian" wrote:
> " Who murdered Broderick Bode, and why?...
>  And later, 'And look, Broderick, you've been sent a 
> ...a lovely calendar with a different fancy hippogriff
>  for each month...'
>  
> And Kneasy wrote:
> "It's possible that there might be a clue in there.
> somewhere mentioning a named individual who breeds fancy 
hippogriffs..."
>  
> Paula now:
> Humm, this could drive one nuts!  In Book 3, does Hagrid mention 
how he came into possession of Buckbeak?  Rats, don't have my book 
here now, but can't recall Hagrid mentioning Buckbeak's origins.  I 
think back on Kreacher injuring Buckbeak and wonder if this could 
have a connection--Book 5 already.  Something along the lines of 
Kreacher trying to turn BB's loyalties from Sirius to the Death Eater 
cause.  <snip>  
> ~Paula Gaon


For some reason, I always thought the hippogriff calendar was a 
reference to McNair, Buckbeak's intedned killer in POA. There was a 
line in book 4, or 5 where LV asks McNair if he is ready to kill more 
important things than magical creatures.... That is not verbatum but 
close. Bode's killer was definitely a deatheater, IMHO. 
Fran