Prophecy, Potters, Longbottoms, and the Fidelius Charm
justcarol67
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Fri Apr 22 03:10:00 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 127922
elfundeb wrote:
> This last is total speculation, but I think the Longbottoms were
> attacked because Ludo Bagman found out that Crouch had sent Frank to
> find out where Vapormort was hiding, and it was one of those bits of
> information he passed on to Rookwood, who informed the loyal
> Lestranges, who recruited Barty Jr. (because the Crouches
undoubtedly socialized with the Longbottoms, as Frank was a popular
and up-and-coming Auror) to gain access to chez Longbottom. The basis
for this last is that Barty Jr claimed to be innocent, which is
plausible if he didn't know why they were visiting the Longbottoms and
if he left the torturing to Bellatrix. <snip>
>
tinglinger responded:
> Ludo Bagman is not an innocent by any means, and if he isn't baked
> into a pie by the goblins he ripped off, the dark lord will get him.
> Not much has been said about Frank Longbottom at this point, so
> anything is possible.
Carol responds:
But Barty Jr. isn't innocent, either. If he wasn't a Death Eater when
he was sent to Azkaban, how, when, and where did he learn the
Unforgiveable Curses he cast so often and easily at Hogwarts, not to
mention the Morsmordre he cast at the QWC, and why would Voldemort
consider him his most loyal servant (aside from the imprisoned
Lestranges) if he hadn't loyally served him as a DE before he was
imprisoned?
I firmly believe that Barty was not only present when the Longbottoms
were tortured, he had a hand in it. Probably all four DEs (the three
Lestranges and Barty) were casting simultaneous Crucios--maybe two
people per Longbottom. I know I can't prove any of this, but IMO
there's no other explanation for Barty's fanatical devotion to LV in
GoF, or for his resentment of "Death Eaters who walked free."
Interesting speculation about Bagman's role, elfundeb!
Carol
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