Re: The blond Death Eater – A further appraisal with conclusions

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 142048

Goddlefrood wrote, concerning the likelihood of the BBDE's being 
Ludo Bagman:
> (ii)	He played Beater for Wimbourne Wasps and England. 

> (vii)	Lastly Lupin on page 579 says: "Well, the big Death Eater 
> had just fired off a hex that caused half the ceiling to fall in".


SSSusan:
With apologies for snipping the entire essay down to this small bit, 
this is the one part which stuck out to me.

Presumably, given how much it's talked about in the books, Bagman 
was an extremely popular Quidditch player, a star.  The implication, 
certainly, was that several members of the Wizengamot who should 
have been seriously considering Bagman's guilt did not do so because 
they were gushing over him and star-struck by his celebrity.  There 
is no question that he is well known in the WW, is there?  With his 
work with the Quidditch World Cup?  With his being invited to assist 
with the TWT and all that?

So given all that, wouldn't it be rather surprising that Remus Lupin 
would have described this man as "the big Death Eater"?  It seems to 
me that Lupin, given his age and all those years of hearing about, 
reading about, seeing photos of Badman, could be expected to know 
Ludo Bagman's appearance quite well.  And if he recognized him as 
Bagman, I can't for a moment believe he wouldn't have identified him 
by name.  

I know you argued that Bagman's appearance might have changed in the 
two years since he was last seen, but I'm not convinced why we 
should believe that.  Do we have canon, really, for anybody else's 
appearance changing so drastically in such a short time as to be 
unrecognizable?  Even Sirius and Bella, after spending all that time 
in Azkaban, even Pettigrew after spending all those years 
transformed as Scabbers, were still recognizable.

Siriusly Snapey Susan