Plot in OotP

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 118226


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Steve wrote:
> >Who was the Purple Slash Curse wizard? Difficult to tell, but 
there 
> may be a reason for that.

Geoff:
He can be identified quite clearly from canon as Antonin Dolohov...

'"WE'VE GOT HIM!" yelled the Death Eater nearest Harry. "IN AN OFFICE 
OFF -"
"Silencio!" cried Hermione and the man's voice was extinguished......

..But the Death Eater Hermione had just struck dumb made a sudden 
slashing movement with his wand; a streak of what looked like purple 
flame passed right across Hermione's chest. She gave a tiny "Oh!" as 
though of surprise and crumpled onto the floor where she lay 
motionless.
"HERMIONE!"
Harry fell to his knees beside her as Neville crawled rapidly towards 
her from under the desk, his wand held up in front of him. The Death 
Eater kicked out hard at Neville's head as he emerged - his foot 
broke Neville's wand in two and connected with his face. Neville gave 
a howl of pain and recoiled, clutching his mouth and nose. Harry 
twisted round, his own wand held high and saw that the Death Eater 
had ripped off his mask and was pointing his wand directly at Harry 
who recognised the long, pale, twisted face from the Daily Prophet: 
Antonin Dolohove, the wizaed who had murdered the Prewetts.

Dolohov grinned. With his free hand, he pointed from the prophecy 
still clutched in Harry's hand, to himself and then to Hermione. 
Though he could no longer speak, his meaning could not have been 
clearer....'

(OOTP "Beyond the Veil" pp.698/99 UK edition)