Death Eaters in the DoM

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 106318

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <submarimon15 at y...> wrote:
> I first re-read the DE fight scene in the DoM ("Beyond the Veil", 
> OotP) to find out what happened to each of them and mainly, who was 
> the babyheaded DE?
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> SITUATION A:
> 
> Death Eater's A and B are Crabbe (7) and Rabastan (8). The baby 
> headed DE is Crabbe most likely. That DE in question is described as 
> quite large and powerful. This suits a description of Crabbe Jr.
> 
> This means that DE's J and K who appearently didn't fight anyone are 
> MacNair (9) and Avery (10). Ok, it works out fine right? Not 
> quite...
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> SITUATION B:
> 
> Death Eater's A and B are MacNair (9) and Avery (10). MacNair gets 
> stunned, Avery turns into our pal with a baby's head. Problem: Avery 
> is NOT described as being muscular.
> 
> What of Crabbe and Rabastan? Well, they don't fight anyone, and are 
> sent in the complete wrong direction. They never end up finding 
> them, and aren't around for the final battle.
> 
> SITUATION C....
> 
> I have yet to find one that fully works without someone 'magically 
> disappearing' or fleeing. Some other variations included having 
> Lucius and Mulciber being A and B, with Mulciber being our baby. 
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Who exactly is our baby head DE? Crabbe fits the description, and 
> Avery fits someone who would vanish. (Situation A)
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Mike, who realizes this is confusing and wishes that the Death 
> Eater's didn't wear masks.

Asian_lovr2:

As I read your post, I thought I might have an alternate means of
solving the puzzle. 

--- Quote - Am Ed HB - pg 778 ---
... heard Lucius Malfoy roar, "Leave Nott, leave him, I say — his
injuries will be nothing to the Dark Lord compared to losing that
prophecy. Jugson, come back here, we need to organise! We'll split
into pairs and search,...
- Bellatrix, Rodolphus, you take the left; 
- Crabbe, Rabastan, go right
- Jugson, Dolohov, the door straight ahead 
- Macnair and Avery, through here 
- Rookwood, over there 
- Mulciber, come with me!"

[slighlty reformatted]
- - -  End Quote - - -

My assumption was that Lucius's instructions would give us some sense
of proximity; who was closest.

Jugson and Dolohov go 'straight ahead'. Macnair and Avery go 'through
here'; note, not 'there' but 'here'. Those two pairs sound like they
were the closest.

'Take the left' and 'go right' imply to me, that they should /go
away/; that they are leaving the immediate area.  

'Rookwood over there' again sounds like he is being sent away; he is
going 'there' not 'here'. 

'Come with me' (Malfoy and Mulciber) indicates they are in close
proximity, but yields no clue as to destination.

So give the implied proximity, and that we know Jugson and Dolohov
come into the room as the second pair of DE's, that leaves us with
Macnair and Avery as one pair, and Malfoy and Mulciber as the other.

I too was under the assumption that Avery was small, but I search for
references to him in both GoF and OotP, and couldn't actually find a
description of him. Then I thought perhaps I had mistaken the
description of Rookwood in Harry's 'Voldemort dream' for Avery who
enters the room when Rookwood leaves, while Rookwood's posture is
described as 'cowering', but his overal stature in not described. So,
no chance of confusing the two.

Initially, I thought the 'baby DE' had to be Avery, but I admit
'muscular' was not how I pictured him. 

Can anyone remember any place in any of the books where Avery is
described? 

Ignoring the issue of physical statue, I conclued the 'baby DE' was
Avery, but am left with doubts. 

Just a thought.

Steve/asian_lovr2