Broderick Bode's visitor

[caesian]

No: HPFGUIDX 105432


imamommy at s... wrote:
>  isn> As I was rereading OOP again, I was trying to connect all the
dots on
> isn> Broderick Bode ... who was his visitor the day after Arthur
> isn> was attacked?  the old man with the listening device?  Was he
as
> isn> innocuous as he seemed?  Was JKR just keeping Bode's name in
our
> isn> minds, or is there more to this man than is obvious?
> 
Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> This is maybe a horrible thought, but has it occurred to anyone that
> Bode's murderer may have been none other than his healer,
> Miriam Strout?
> 
> On an unrelated note, I have been wondering, since I've never seen
the
> name anywhere else, whether Broderick Bode may be a descendant of
the
> 18th century astronomer Johann Bode, who I gather was sort of a
Gilderoy
> Lockhart of his time, both in charisma and in taking credit for
other
> people's work...
> 

Caesian replies...

I appreciate the Johann Bode info!   I postulated based on available
evidence that Bode's 
murderer is a DE member of the ministry.  If interested, see post
96918.  Cheers,
Caesian