How Many DEs Left? Was:Dark SHIPS ( was Re: Possession)

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 90864

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" <rredordead at a...>
wrote:

> I personally, would like to see Voldy!Salazar use Bellatrix to draw
Harry in. She is one of only two Death 
> Eaters left, and she holds Harry in the palm of her hand with 
> Sirius' death.

Annemehr:

I have no quibbles with most of Mandy's post, but I'm sure that LV has
more than two DEs left after the MoM battle.  I did a post on it,
#85064, where I lay out all the reasoning, but the conclusion I drew
was that there are more than six at large.  How many more than six
there are depends on how many DEs Voldemort passed in silence in the
GoF graveyard without naming:

"[Voldemort] walked on.  Some of the Death Eaters he passed in
silence, but he paused before others and spoke to them."  (GoF, ch. 33)

I figure it's a pretty safe bet there are at least ten DEs still at
large (and I agree with Draco that the others won't stay in Azkaban
for long).

Annemehr
who thinks maybe empathy for Neville could keep Harry from really
acting on any Bellatrix attraction -- though that wouldn't prevent
some really good angsting