Ariana's death

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 177218

--- "Carol" <justcarol67...> wrote: <snipped>
>
> I'm curious as to what others think regarding Ariana's death.
> Dumbledore himself isn't sure what happened and Harry doesn't want 
> to know. Obviously, JKR didn't want to tell us, either. She 
> deliberately left it open to speculation. ...

> If it was Grindelwald, was he trying to kill Aberforth, or did 
> his magic completely escape his control? (Apparently, an AK 
> isn't the only spell that can kill. Ariana managed to kill her 
> mother through accidental magic.)
> 
> Assuming that Albus didn't actually cast the spell, to what degree 
> is he responsible for his sister's death, in your view?
> 
> Carol, 

Aussie now:
I am reminded of the duel in GOF when Hermione was hit and had her 
teeth lengthened, although she wasn't fighting.
"Jets of light shot from both wands, hit each other in midair, and 
ricocheted off at angles - Harry's hit Goyle in the face, and 
Malfoy's hit Hermione." 

Also, near the end of OOTP, at least 6 DA members ... "finished 
using a wide variety of the hexes and jinxes Harry had taught them, 
Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle resembled nothing so much as three gigantic 
slugs squeezed into Hogwarts uniforms"

If any spell caste in the Albus/Aberforth/Grindy fight had needed 
immediate attention to stop the victim suffocating or similar, then 
it would have been impossible to work out who gave the fatal spell.

But one key word was "REGRET".
Hermione said Horcrux makers needed to show REGRET
During Harry and Voldemort's last duel, Harry hit a nerve when he 
asked Tom about REGRET
Rita said the final battle between Albus and Grindlewald was almost 
a surrender ... ie. the Dark Wizard showed REGRET.

So if Grindlewald felt greatly responsible for Ariana's death, that 
could have been a reason to show regret at that time. That could 
have been the reason the Elder Wand went to Albus.

aussie (who kept asking questions about Grindlewald since the first 
time I saw the Chocolate Frog Card)