[HPforGrownups] Re: Which "One liners" do you think most beg for an explanation ?

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 131449

--- AnitaKH <anita_hillin at yahoo.com> wrote:
> In my re-read to prepare for HPB, I ran across a line that jumped
> out at me as it had not before:
> 
> [Barty Crouch] "And both of us had the pleasure... the very great
> pleasure... of killing our fathers, to ensure the continued rise of
> the Dark Order!" [Bloombury paperback, p. 589]
> 
> Huh??  OK, I get Barty Crouch killing his father to ensure the rise
> of the Dark Order, but Tom Riddle???  He didn't just off Dad and
> the Grans for vengeance, apparently, but how would a death in 1945
> ensure the rise of the Dark Order twenty years later?  And if it's
> a reference to his rebirth, how would he have known in 1945 he
> needed to kill his father?   Hmmm....
 
The killing of Tom Sr. and the grandparents was Tom Jr's first step
in eradicating his post - permanently.  The existence of a muggle dad
would have been highly embarassing for an ambitious Dark Lord to have
to acknowledge.

The comparision isn't exact, of course, but I put that down to
Voldemort's ability to create an apparently special bond with his
DE's and make them feel quite singled out for attention.  I'm sure
Barty Jr. loves the idea that he and Voldemort have a unique
connection.

Magda


		
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