Imperio! - but who and when?

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No: HPFGUIDX 102574

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "boyd_smythe" <boyd.t.smythe at f...> wrote:
> 
> Kneasy, you old dog! Excellent thought--such a concept hadn't even 
> occurred to me.
> 
> While Ron would appear to be the frontrunner, don't count out the big 
> bangyness of *Krum* (who transfers to Hogwarts, becomes captain of
> the Gryf quiddich team and kicks Ron off, romances Hermione to try to
> lure her and Harry to their dooms, sets up Good!Snape for the fall, 
> and then turns out to be GoodButImperio'd!Krum). But the other 
> question is: who does the Imperio'ing? Someone close enough to
> control them, someone like...the new DADA (not Snape)?
> 
> OK, I may have just set records in both longest limb to climb out on 
> and longest parenthetical comment. My apologies to the board. But 
> Kneasy's question is a good one, and may end up being a central part 
> of Book 6, where we will hopefully see the last of the mistaken 
> identity and can't judge a book by its cover themes.


Nothing wrong with climbing out on a limb; the worst that can happen
is for JKR to come along and saw it off.

Krum, now. Possible, but didn't herself hint that he probably won't be
seen until book 7? Or has my memory failed again? But the dastardly
deed of the sneaky Imperio! might be  delayed until then, too.

As to who does the Imperio-ing - the traitor of course! It's a bit late to 
be introducing significant new characters I'd have thought, and we 
haven't had a decent betrayal since I don't know when. 

Could be Percy - that'd cause some angst at the Burrow; maybe Lupin,
that'd upset some and please a few. 'Course it could be mundane - 
Malfoy Snr. lurking in the shrubbery perhaps.

As a real outsider - how about Dobby? Never did take to him.

Kneasy