Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Goblet of Fire
I finished Goblet of Fire two days ago. It is my least favorite of the books but it does have some key points for the series at large.
1.No one stops being a Death Eater. Sirius mentions this to Harry when describing Karkaroff. It is indeed true as Karkaroff is killed later. Every other Death Eater has either died in the line of duty or on Volde's orders. Foreshadowing to Snape's Death? You betcha. Draco's death? Could be the reprieve, likely he'll be used alive to torment Narcissa and Lucius for a while at least.
2. Mad-Eye Moody fake out. One of the best fake-outs in the history of Literature. Absolutely Brilliant. It even works so well when you know the conceit and are re-reading and thinking about it from Barty Crouch Jr.'s point of view. Why is he so nice to Neville? He's sneaky and manipulative sure, he's trying to emulate Moody, and he wants Harry to figure out the Gillyweed thing. But Mad-Eye Barty is really kind to Neville. Residual guilt perhaps? He was stopped in his Death Eater tracks by a Dementor so I suppose we'll never know.
3. Snape's reveal of the Dark Mark. I think this tiny moment is HUGE and proof of Snape's true colors more on this at the Snape Theory.
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