JKR writes of the chaos the enormous blond DE caused nearly every time he’s mentioned.Here are a few examples:

“...an enormous blond wizard who was sending curses flying in all directions, so that they ricocheted off the walls around them, cracking stone, shattering the nearest window.” – Ch. 28

“(Harry aimed) a hex from the floor at the enormous blond Death Eater who was causing most of the chaos.” – Ch. 28

“And a Death Eater’s dead, he got hit by a Killing Curse that huge blond one was firing off everywhere.” – Ch. 29

“The big Death Eater had just fired off a hex that caused half the ceiling to fall in, and also broke the curse blocking the stairs.” – Ch. 29

1. The only person we know he successfully cursed was the Death Eater called Gibbon; and he did that using the most difficult and intent-filled curse: Avada Kedavra. Considering the spell was effective in killing its victim, I doubt it was a random, poorly aimed curse that Lupin was able to doge.
2. He took down the barrier leading to the top of the Astronomy Tower, along with half the ceiling.

While in the tower room, the huge blond DE’s curses often barely miss their seemingly intended mark.

“...and that massive Death Eater was still firing off jinxes all over the place, they were bouncing off the walls and barely missing us.” – Ch. 29

“(Gibbon) came running back downstairs to rejoin the fight and was hit by a Killing Curse that just missed me.” – Ch. 29

“I saw (Snape) running towards us, but that huge Death Eater’s jinx just missed me right afterward and I ducked.” – Ch. 29

I believe the blond DE’s near misses were due to more than chance. In fact, I’d bet that a few more random hexes may have connected with a Death Eater or two. For example, Harry never knows who petrified Greyback after the werewolf pounced on him without giving him the chance to raise his wand.

We are only given two instances where the enormous blond Death Eater’s spells hit their obvious target. He fired spell after spell at Hagrid, whose giant heritage is no great secret; it was publicly revealed in GoF. I believe the blond DE knew his spells wouldn’t harm the gamekeeper’s "toughened skin." His goal was merely to keep Hagrid occupied while Snape and Draco fled, just as Snape merely stupefied Professor Flitwick instead of injuring him.

The blond DE’s second instance of firing a spell obviously on target occurred when he set fire to Hagrid’s hut. He was causing chaos again, and effectively taking Hagrid out of the battle before the more vicious Amycus and Alecto caught up. It’s worth noting that his Incendio couldn’t have been that intense. It didn’t cause an instant all-consuming inferno; Fang was barely singed.

Jo again makes the huge blond DE ambiguous when somebody Crucios Harry from behind. Up until that point he and Snape were the only Death Eaters in the area, but when Harry gets up and looks around he sees Amycus and Alecto have just arrived.

JKR has cloaked the suspicious actions of the enormous blond Death Eater with a veil of chaos and distraction. However, she clues us into her disguise by repeatedly calling attention to the chaos he caused.

In this editorial I have listed his actual deeds and tried to see where they might point. We still don’t know his motivation. Does he support the Order and Harry? Does he support Voldemort, making this entire editorial rubbish? Or, more likely, do his loyalties lie with Snape’s loyalties?

If he is loyal to Voldemort (and has really horrible wand aim), he should certainly be fined for all of the damage he caused to Hogwarts property. We can’t let him go around breaking windows and shooting holes in ceilings without some form of payment, right?

You may contact this author at Chelle_phire at excite dot com.

8/3/05

Posted by: Sara

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