Goyle, Nott and Pettigrew (Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 35, Beyond the Veil

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 meriaugust wrote:> 
> 2) Where was Mr. Goyle? Almost every other Death Eater from the 
> resurrection scene from GOF was present during the battle, so 
where 
> was he? Was he simply too incompetent to take on a mission of this 
> importance? Or did Mr. Goyle displease Voldemort in some way? How 
> will this affect Gregory Goyle's relationship with Draco Malfoy, 
> whose father has just been outed as a Death Eater? Does this mean 
> that Theodore Nott will be rising to new prominence in Malfoy's 
> circle?

Potioncat:
We know he wasn't there, unless of course JKR was playing with us 
and Jugson turns out to be Goyle. And there would be some reason for 
our not knowing.  But taking it on face value that he wasn't there:  
If Malfoy chose the team, he may have left one of his thugs behind 
to protect Malfoy Manor. I've always assumed Crabbe and Goyle work 
for Malfoy.(Come to think of it, that's a big assumption.) If LV 
chose the team, I don't have any idea.

Another question is, why the heck was Nott there?  Whatever his role 
was before, (a role he apparantly didn't do too well) he hardly 
seems the type for a battle! Even if LV didn't expect a battle, what 
did he expect Nott to do?

Theo doesn't seem to be any closer to Draco in OoP...We only see him 
with Draco once, when Harry's article about the graveyard came out. 
We see the usual trio just before the end of school when Draco and 
Harry start to duel.  But Theo isn't with them.  Of course, Theo 
could be at St.Mungo's visiting his father. 


Mariaugust: 
> 3) For that matter, where the heck was Peter Pettigrew? Did 
> Voldemort worry that Peter's life-debt to Harry would be a 
hindrance to him on this mission? 

Potioncat:
I wonder how much Malfoy or the other DEs trust him?  Even LV knows 
Pettigrew's motivation is fear. Not a likely choice for an important 
mission at the DoM.

Nice job on the discussion!