Weasley Spy?

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 139401

> Betsy Hp:
> Okay, so this is a bit of a crackpot!theory, but I was thinking 
> (yes, yes, my first mistake) about Molly Weasley's wonderful clock 
> and how the entire family is marked as being in "mortal peril". 
> And it occurred to me that perhaps one of the Weasleys is a spy 
> for Voldemort.  That would indeed put the other members of the
> family in  mortal peril because the spy could be discovered at any
> time.  And then either the spy or the discoverer could be killed.
>  Which leads to the next question: Who's the spy?

Jen: Ooh, this one is too fun to pass up. But a brief tangent first: 
Since you mention the clock, what did people think about the 
throwaway line of Molly's "I suppose everybody's in mortal danger 
now...I don't think it can be just our family....but I don't know 
anyone else who's got a clock like this, so I can't check. Oh!" 
(chap. 5, p. 85, Scholastic). The only clock of its kind. 
Interesting.

I'm still waiting for all these timepieces to have some 
significance, and it might be exciting to find out the clock is 
actually the Gryffindor Horcrux, if you put aside the absurdity of 
Voldemort leaving it unprotected for Molly to carry around in her 
laundry basket (he's capable of absurdity from what we've seen so 
far). Wormtail seemed to feel the Wealsey house was a good hiding 
place, and it's possible more than one of the Horcruxes is out of 
Voldemort's control. There was nothing keeping them from scattering 
when he went to vapor, esp. if he'd failed to finalize protections. 

OK, stop me now ;). 

Anyhoo, about the timepieces: Am I really late in realizing the 
watch Dumbledore gave indirectly to Ron, his own watch, and the 
Weasley Clock may all point to a familial connection between these 
guys? You combine that with the red hair and JKR's comment about 
"Dumbledore's family would be a profitable line of inquiry..."

Now back to the Weasley Spy.

Betsy HP: 
> Percy Weasley:  He seems the obvious choice as he's the outsider, 
> but the thing is, he *really* is the outsider.  He's the only 
> Weasley not in the Order AFAWK, and so therefore would be of 
> little use to Voldemort.

Jen: Yeah, I'm ruling him out as too obvious as well. He'd be better 
off as a Ministry spy if anything. 

Betsy hp:
> Ginny Weasley:  What with her exposure to Voldemort in CoS she
> could well be the spy.  But JKR gushed on so enthusiastically
> about what a great girl she is for Harry.  Or could that have been
> a deliberate mislead?

Jen: We definitely need to watch Ginny. JKR likes to remind us of 
all the horrible things she has planned for Harry, and giving him 
the girl then taking her away would be pretty vicious. Ginny's on my 
short-list. Or at the very least she's a goner.

Betsy hp: 
> Charlie Weasley: I think he's fairly easy to dismiss because he's 
> never there.  Harry barely even knows him.  But, with the wedding 
> coming up Charlie will be newly introduced.  So maybe he shouldn't 
> be dismissed so casually.

Jen: Ding, ding, ding ding!!! Charlie's the winner here in my mind. 
The least conspicuous, supposedly off in another country but we 
don't know for sure. Must know the 12 uses for dragon's blood, can 
control dragons...suspicious. 

Betsy hp: 
> Molly Weasley:  I don't think she's cunning enough to be a spy, 
> frankly.  And Voldemort killed her two brothers, so it's personal 
> for her.  However, what if Voldemort threatened her family?  Would 
> Molly cave into that sort of pressure?

Jen: Betsy! Did you write this post just to be able to savor the 
possibility of Molly going to the Dark Side?!? Hee. Many people will 
love this one. 

You know what? I really hope Harry will discover a person defying 
Voldemort who is working alone, outside the Order. Someone with a 
personal agenda, an axe to grind, maybe even gone round the twist a 
bit obsessing about revenge on Voldemort. Even better if we know 
that person already, and a woman would be cool: McGonagall, Sprout, 
Hooch etc.

Betsy hp: 
> Arthur Weasley: He loves Muggles so darn much it's hard to see him 
> buying into the Death Eater philosophy.  And he's got pretty
> strong  principles so I'm not sure Voldemort could blackmail him. 
>or could he?

Jen: Turning Arthur would be even bigger than Molly. One of JKR's 
only fathers who is actually alive AND good at the same time. She 
needs to keep this token father on the good side.

Betsy hp:
> Bill Weasley: He got attacked and nearly killed by Fenrir during
> the Hogwarts battle, and that should give him a pass.  *But*
> Fenrir is such a wild card that I'm not sure that gaurantees 
> anything. 

Jen: I'm liking the fandom idea that Fenrir will attempt to finish 
the job on Bill and half-Veela Fleur will blossom into her alter-
ego, Scary Bird Woman, offing Fenrir once and for all (credit for 
general idea to John Granger, or at least I read part of this idea 
on his site http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/home.php ).

Betsy hp: 
> Ron Weasley: He's the Weasley we know the best, and we saw plenty
> of him in HBP.  Frankly, I didn't see any hints of suspicious
> behaviour so I feel pretty good about giving Ron a pass.

Jen: Too depressing, even for JKR. Maybe the girl, but not the best 
friend.

Betsyhp:
> Fred Weasley: He killed a small furry animal by bludgeoning it to 
> death (shades of young Tom Riddle?).  And he very nearly killed a 
> classmate with no signs of remorse.  He's the more ends driven
> twin and seemed fine with a little blackmail.  Would he be willing
> to go further in order to ensure his success?
> 
> George Weasley:  He also nearly killed a classmate and showed no 
> signs of remorse.  He's the more personable twin, but does that 
> suggest a more manipulative mind?
> 
> At this point, I'm leaning more towards the twins.  Isn't it
> strange that their U-No-Poo signs have gone unremarked on by the
> Death Eaters terrorizing Diagon Alley?  It could be both of them,
> but I think it'd be more bang-y if it was just one. 

Jen: The U-No-Poo signs are a little odd, as well as the Peruvian 
darkness powder being involved in the DE break-in. Wheezes seems to 
be one of the few fully-functioning businesses in Diagon Alley at 
the moment, and the twins said their products are helping the 
Ministry. So why haven't they been targeted by the DE's? Hmmm. I'm 
going to chalk it up to greed and say they are paying off the DE 
mafioso patrolling Diagon Alley, but nothing more than that.

Jen