Bellatrix Night Out With The Lads. Was: Perchance to dream...

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 97715

> Carolyn wrote:
> My money's still on dear Bella on her night out with the lads.
 
> Kneasy wrote:
> Would it be in character for darling Bella not to taunt young Potter
>with what she had seen done to his parents? Hardly. She revels in her
>part in torturing the Longbottoms. Can't really see her letting slip
>the opportunity to distress Harry with jolly tales of death and
>destruction.


Mandy here:
I'm definitely with Carolyn with this one.  Why bother to torment
Harry with the death of his parents, if indeed Bella was there?  The
AK simply kills on the spot, no pain, no gore, just sudden death.  Not
much to torment with in there, not enough on the torture scale of pain
for Bellatrix, I think she prefers action as opposed to words.  She
could have brought up Lily's begging I suppose, but perhaps Bella was
out of the room at that point, taking care of business elsewhere in
the house, only to enter the room as the AK rebounded and hit LV, at
which she screamed.  Not to mention the whole event was a monumental
failure for LV, and a moment of tremendous success for Harry, so I
don't imagine she would bring it up.  


>Kneasy wrote:
> That's another aspect to  consider -  the destruction of the house.
>If any of Voldy's little >pals were caught in that you'd expect a
>mention or two somewhere. That'd be a great >help - beware the
>demented cackler with a limp. But that would make it too easy.

Mandy here:
But who would mention it?  All the DE's present at Godrick's Hollow in
this theory have been in Azkaban for the past 15 years and are now on
the run or dead, or back prison.  At the time of their trial why would
the Lestranges or Crouch Jr., add fuel to their burning pyres by
mentioning that they were also present at the murders and attempted
murder of Lily, James and Harry Potter too?!  At the trial  Bellatix
is cocky but not stupid, using her few words of defiance to threaten
the WW, not point out at what other maniacal raids she'd been on. 

Cheers, Mandy