Ludo Bagman (Was: Killing/Persecution/Pettigrew/Marriage-Professors,Contract/

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 155163

Pippin wrote:
<big snip> I think he [Ludo Bagman] was a one shot character and
> has no further role to play. 

Carol responds:
I agree that Bagman isn't a Death Eater, but I don't think that JKR
will leave us hanging regarding his fate. I think we'll hear about him
via the Daily Prophet, just as we heard that Karkaroff was murdered by
Death Eaters. Also, we know that Ludo is in trouble with the goblins,
and I expect to hear more about the goblins in Book 7--after all, Bill
Weasley was acting as a liaison to the goblins in OoP, and we've
already had encounters with the other two nonwizard "races"
represented in the fountain of magical brotherhood (or whatever its
name is) in the MoM. JKR had Bill throw the name Ragnok into a
conversation at 12 GP, IIRC in relation to Bagman. Since the name
Scrimgeour was thrown into a similar conversation (by Tonks) and
Scrimgeour showed up in HBP, I think that Ragnok will show up in Book
7, possibly as the leader of an anti-wizard faction. (Remember all the
goblin wars in Binns's class?) Maybe Ragnok will kill Bagman or hold
him for ransom to get back the money Bagman owes him by fair means or
foul.

And speaking of minor characters who seem to have disappeared from the
books, what's up with Sturgis Podmore, the Order member who was
arrested for trying to break through the door to the DoM, who's been
out of Azkaban for some time now?

Carol, envisioning an article in the Quibbler headlined "Goblins Bake
Bagman in a Pie"