Spoiling the fun

[carolynwhite2]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at e...> 
wrote:
> Carolyn
> An enthusiastic Toadkeeper II, Fourth Man, CRAB CUSTARD, MD and ESE!
> Lupin supporter, with a side order of Tricked!Wormtail, Snape for 
> President, oh and not forgetting little Miss Whiplash. 
> 
> 
> Sherry now:
> 
> Hey, except for ESE Lupin, which I don't believe, can you explain 
the others you've listed?  Don't think I'm familiar with those 
theories, old or new or still unresolved.
> 

Carolyn:
You don't believe in ESE!Lupin? Shame on you, after all Pippin has 
said. Character objections or plot objections? I think she's bang to 
rights on his character.. not quite bought that he's a DE though, not 
necessary IMO, for him to have dunnit, or dun some thing.

Never mind, what delights await you in the backlist. I strongly urge 
a stroll down HypotheticAlley. However, some pointers:

Toadkeeper I (35612) - isn't actually an acronym, but revolves around 
the idea that Trevor is the keeper of Frank and Alice's souls. There 
were a few difficulties with it:

'OK, the canon is kind of thin, granted, I'll give you that. I mean, 
what do you want from me? This is a theory that has three central 
characters with no lines at all: Frank, his wife, and Trevor.'

Nothing daunted, the quick thinkers involved in this debate came up 
with an alternative view on Trevor's activities: Toadkeeper II (The 
Odious Amphibian: Death-eater Knavishly Executing Espionage, Pursuing 
Evil Revenge).

The theory was actually acknowledged/named as such in post #37745. 
But to make the slightest sense (?) of what Tabouli, Cindy et al are 
on about, you should read #35709, #35720, #35733, #36793, #36912, 
#36921.

Fourth Man, you ask? Well, bit of an improvement here. A stunning 
Elkins theory (#35062) based on at least one line of dialogue - 
Avery's anguished shriek in the graveyard in GOF. She invents an 
entire, heart-wrenching back story, based on the idea that Avery was 
the fourth man in one of the trial scenes witnessed by Harry in the 
pensieve in GOF. Of course later we discovered that they were all the 
Lestranges, but the theory is not entirely discredited in terms of a 
possible reading of Avery's character - he just wasn't in the trial, 
that's all. There are over 50 posts discussing the theory, although 
you do have to bear in mind that the protagonists were comparing size 
of ambushes. It's a long story.

CRAB CUSTARD (Classy, Rich, Ambitious, Bold: Crouch's Unsung Sexiness 
Tempts All Raunchy Damsels) is a sympathetic reading of Crouch Sr. 
The acronym was actually coined in #37498 by the ever-reliable 
Tabouli (who also added another toad theory: TRASHY SLIMEBALL - 
Trevor Represents A Sexuality Hidden, Yawning Seductively, Lost In 
Maternal Empathy But Always Lazily Lingering, in the same post).  
However, the theory proper is really discussed in posts #37476, 
#37567, #43326, #45402 ..oh and many, many others. It's all Eileen's 
fault, in her own words:

'Suffice it to say that I found very good evidence. I became quite
enamoured of the tough and steely Head of International Magical
Co-operation, to tell the truth.'

MD (MAGIC DISHWASHER). Well, probably the most well-known theory on 
the list - over 300+ posts and we haven't finished cataloguing by a 
long chalk. The three key posts are #39662, #40044 and #81010. An 
explanation of the acronym is in #39854.

There have been continual doubts about Wormtail. See #115794 for a 
lengthy review, with further links.

Little Miss Whiplash is Kneasy's very own invention. Her last client 
was Grawp I believe - I'm sure he'll be happy to provide the 
necessary post reference...

Cheers
Carolyn