DoM and Nott, Sr

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 98918

Potioncat asked:
Do we know what happened to Nott 
after  he was left behind by Malfoy during the battle?  Were 
his "injuries" caused by Hermione's "stupefy"? and would that have 
put him out of commission for the rest of the battle?  

Allen responded: 
The key to the injuries in not so much that Nott Sr. was stunned, but
that he leaped to grab Harry at the same time several towering shelves
were falling down due to the Reductor Curses that had just hit them. 
Being stunned while a large number of heavy shelves and glass balls
raining down on top of you is bound to produce a couple of cuts and
bruises.
 
As for what happened to the elder Nott after being injured, I am sure
the aurors would have found him bleeding where his fellow Death Eaters
had left him after the battle.


Carol:
Good theory. I like it better than the one where he's squished in the
closing door (I don't think hermione would have used a door closing
spell if a stunned person were in the way, even if he is a DE). So
probably Nott (and BabyHead) were taken to St. Mungo's while the rest
were carted off to Azkaban, and presumably Nott, at least, has joined
his friends in prison.

But as Potioncat and others noted, that leaves the motherless Theo
without a parent. Anyone care to speculate on where he spent the
summer? Surely not Hogwarts, since JKR says that even the teachers
leave and only Filch stays behind (though I imagine Hagrid does, too,
to care for the game and the grounds). Maybe he and Draco will be
forced to have a little time together other than sharing a dorm
room--Theo taken in by a kindly Narcissa? That doesn't fit well with
what we've seen of her, but since young Nott is a pureblood, at least
it wouldn't degrade her (in her view) to show him some kindness. Or
maybe the Head of Slytherin House is watching over him to be sure he
doesn't fall into the wrong hands? It would be really interesting if
Severus Snape were young Theo's temporary guardian. At least we could
be pretty sure he wouldn't get out of line!

Carol