Various replies: Fleur, Karkaroff

[jade_silverwind]

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> little Alex:
> Because quite frankly, Fleur had done nothing wrong except 
> being beautiful (and French) and wanting to marry her son. 
> Molly's treatment of the girl is, imho, absolutely horrible. 
> So's Hermione's and Ginny's, while I'm at it.


Maybe you are forgetting that Fleur's grandmother is a Veela. Men 
are extrememly drawn to Veela magically and women resent this. I figured, personally, it was only the natural disgust women feel towards Veela (or, in this case, part Veela) when their men are involved. Yes, it's prejudiced, but it's also understandable since Veela seem to put a spell over men in general. Fleur was able to 
get past this once she proved herself and her love for Bill. This isn't entirely different than the disgusted terrified reactions people initially have with Snape. And in Fleur's case, you must 
admit she acted a bit of a snob in regards to the Weasley house, Molly's taste in music, etc. That doesn't exactly endear one to a future MIL. 

> Lisa:
> too cowardly to return- Karkaroff?
> gone forever- ????
> most faithful servant- Snape?


Okay, at the time, I believe Snape was considered too cowardly to 
return since he took 2 hours to get there after the call was made. 
(Therefore, arriving after the battle was over. His late arrival is 
explained in Ch 2 of book 6).  Canon, GOF: "One, who I believe has 
left me forever...he will be killed, of course..."  Karkaroff was 
the one gone forever with no intentions of returning and it is 
mentioned in HBP that he is indeed now dead. His most faithful 
servant was Barty Crouch, Jr. who was impersonating Mad-Eye Moody 
with Polyjuice Potion at Hogwarts. Or, at least, these are my 
guesses.


~Kate
(using up post #3 for the day!).