Bode's murderer (long)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 96978

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Paula Gaon <paulag5777 at y...> 
> wrote:

Paula:
> > 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>  

Geoff:
He doesn't mention their origin in our first introduction to the in 
POA "Talons and Tea Leaves". I haven't checked any other 
possiblitites yet.

Fran:
> 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. 

Geoff:
'"MacNair... destroying dangerous beasts for the Ministry of Magic 
now, Wormtail tells me? You shall have better victims than that soon, 
MacNair. Lord Voldemort will provide...."
"Thank you, master.... thank you," murmured MacNair.'

(GOF "The Death Eaters" p. 565 UK edition)