More thoughts on the Cloak

[abergoat]

No: HPFGUIDX 158823

Cassy wrote:
> 
> The scene in the movie, where Barty specifically
> called Neville forward to make him watch Cruciatos's
> effect on spider more closely, can be interpreted that
> way, I think. Barty definitely enjoys himself here
> and, knowing Neville's background, he must realise
> that Neville would be really bothered by the sight. As
> for the book, I believe that there Barty didn't pay
> much attention to the audience during the
> demonstration and the failure to notice Neville's
> negative reaction mught be just carelessness on his
> part, not malice, a mistake that could have been made
> even by a well-meaning teacher. After all, only
> Hermione looked at Neville and not on the spider that
> moment. I can be mistaken though, since I read GoF
> quite a while ago.

Abergoat writes:
Thanks for the info. The book handled Barty very differently than JKR
in the book. The movie had Barty a devoted DE gloating to the court,
he took over Bellatrix's role since she was missing from the scene.
JKR spent a lot of time in the book on Barty Junior's claims of
innocence. I do believe he may have been innocent of the crime against
the Longbottoms, but he had been a DE. Probably he as delibrately
recruited because of his father's position. Dumbledore even says he
doesn't know whether Barty was guilty or not when Harry asked him,
because Harry found the pleas of the 19 year old Barty so disturbing.

Abergoat