TBAY: ELKINS AVENGED (4 of 4)

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No: HPFGUIDX 130912

 
> Alla:
> 
> Can I jump on board of this one too?
>

Neri:
Sure thing! But better bring your life-belt, and perhaps I should warn
you that the insurance won't be covering anything as long as the small
craft advisory is still on (i.e., until the hurricane watch is over). 
 
>  and ask questions at the same time?
> 

Neri:
Ah, yes. I have suspected that having a crew might mean *more* work,
not less <g>.

> If indeed Longbottoms knew a secret of how to defeat Voldemort, does  
> it mean that  they knew what Harry had to do to defeat him or  does 
> it mean that Harry is not the only one who can defeat him and has the 
> power Voldemort knows not?
>

Neri:
The way I imagine it is that Crouch Sr., or his research people at the
DoM, discovered the key information needed to vanquish Voldy. They
uncovered the technical part of it, but they didn't realize that it
wouldn't work without Harry. Perhaps Crouch and DD had a fallout
because Crouch hinted that he has a plan, but DD wouldn't be a part of
it, since he knew that only Harry can vanquish Voldemort, so Crouch
never told DD the details and decided to continue alone. But this part
of the theory is certainly very vague, and I'll welcome any ideas. 

 
> You said it involved meddling with Dark Arts, right? Who would be 
> doing it? Crouch himself?
> 

Neri:
The Dark Arts part might be the veil. Although the veil itself doesn't
strike me as evil, using it for executing people might very well be.
As to who would be doing it, Sirius said in GoF that Crouch was "a
great wizard
 powerfully magical", but still I don't see him doing all
this personally. Crouch was an institution person. He would have
issued orders while aurors and unspeakables would have done the dirty
work.

Neri