Bonehead Question about Goblet of Fire

Geoff Bannister gbannister10 at aol.com
Thu Apr 14 21:22:36 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 127554


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fanofminerva" 
<drjuliehoward at y...> wrote:

Julie:
> Yes, it's a bonehead question, partially because I am showing my 
> impatience and asking before I have finished re-reading the book.
> 
> When Harry left the prefects bathroom with the egg, he 
> saw "Bartoimaeus Crouch" in Snape's office.  Why did the name not 
show 
> up as "Bartimaeus Crouch, Jr."?
 
Geoff:
My assumption would be that the Marauder's Map magic would pick up the 
person's given name. It would recognise the person as Bartemius Crouch -
 period.

Again, if you were to meet Barty Crouch, the son, in the street, would 
you greet him with "Hi, Barty Junior, how are you?"







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