His what ?

[catimini15]

No: HPFGUIDX 102343

Hello !

I never thought I would start a thread but I just posted on the «Did 
Lily have any girl friends ? » one and while I have my GoF book on 
my lap, I might as well ask about something that has been bothering 
me since my last rerererereading of the book yesterday.

I rummaged (I really did ! ) through the posts and did not find 
anything about what is, to me at least, a mystery.

In the chapter entitled «The Madness of Mr Crouch», when Harry and 
Krum encounter Mr Crouch Senior, there is a little bit of 
interesting dialogue going on. The text says that Mr Crouch's eyes 
rolled forwards onto Harry and...

Mr Crouch : «Who... you ?» he whispered.
Harry : «I'm a student at the school». Here, Harry looks around at 
Krum for some help but Krum is hanging back, looking extremely 
nervous.
Mr Crouch : «You're not... HIS ?» says he, his mouth sagging. The 
emphasis on the word «his» is mine ! Nevertheless, in the book it is 
printed in italic. 
Harry : «No.» Without the faintest idea what Crouch (is) talking 
about.
Mr Crouch : «Dumbledore's ?»
Harry : «That's right.»

Dumbledore's what ? His what ? What or who is Mr Crouch talking 
about ? I don't know whether it is because of the importance of 
father-son relationships in the book (the Crouchs, the Riddles, the 
Longbottoms, the Potters, etc.) or whether it is because yesterday 
was Father's Day but I can not help to think that Crouch meant 
his... SON. Dumbledore's son ! Is it far fetched ? And who could 
that be ? Is it because Mr Crouch is struggling with his words that 
he says «Who... you ?». Did he meant to say «Who ARE you ?» 
or «Who... YOU ! I recognize YOU, Harry Potter ?» 

Merci !

Nadine (who, once again, apologizes for her weirdly written english. 
It is not her mother's tong but she loves speaking, reading and 
writing it nonetheless with the assistance of her dictionaries and 
all...)  ;-)