Rookwood, whats his real first name?

[Trond Michelsen]

In GoF I'm sure he's called Augustus in the OotP, he's called
something else, I think, I can't check now cos me Mam's robbed the
book off me ;)

Hmm, you're right. It's Augustus Rookwood in GoF, and Algernon Rookwood in
OoP. The article from the Daily Prophet leaves little doubt that these
Rookwoods are the same person. So, either the Daily Prohet goofed, or
Rowling did :)

While I'm at it. According to Hagrid, in PS, Voldemort killed the Prewetts.
But the Daily Prohpet article said that Antonin Dolohov did that. Hagrid
could have meant "Voldemort and his followers", though.

[Katherine Whiting]

Post by Trond Michelsen

In GoF I'm sure he's called Augustus in the OotP, he's called
something else, I think, I can't check now cos me Mam's robbed the
book off me ;)

Hmm, you're right. It's Augustus Rookwood in GoF, and Algernon Rookwood in
OoP. The article from the Daily Prophet leaves little doubt that these
Rookwoods are the same person. So, either the Daily Prohet goofed, or
Rowling did :)
While I'm at it. According to Hagrid, in PS, Voldemort killed the Prewetts.
But the Daily Prohpet article said that Antonin Dolohov did that. Hagrid
could have meant "Voldemort and his followers", though.
--
Trond Michelsen

If you remember in GoF, Rowling makes it quite clear that it wasn't
Voldemort himself who kills Cedric:

From far away, above his head, hea heard a high, cold voice say, "Kill the
spare."
A swishing noise and a second voice, which screeched the words to the night:
"Avada Kedavra!"
(Goblet of Fire, American Edition, pg 638)

I've always read this to mean that Wormtail ACTUALLY killed Cedric, and yet
Dumbledore later announces that "Cedric was murdered by Lord Voldemort."
(Goblet of Fire, American Edition, pg 722)

It seems to be all encompassing, really. When someone says a character was
"killed by Voldemort"--it could mean they were killed BY him, or BECAUSE of
him... in his name. Guess it's kinda like saying that Hitler killed the
Jews. We know this means that he didn't single-handedly murder all of
them--butthat they were murdered by people working FOR him.

*L* just trying to allow JK a little wiggle room :)

--wuzit2u

[Trond Michelsen]

Post by Katherine Whiting

Post by Trond Michelsen
While I'm at it. According to Hagrid, in PS, Voldemort killed the Prewetts.
But the Daily Prohpet article said that Antonin Dolohov did that.
Hagrid could have meant "Voldemort and his followers", though.

It seems to be all encompassing, really. When someone says a character
was "killed by Voldemort"--it could mean they were killed BY him, or
BECAUSE of him... in his name. Guess it's kinda like saying that
Hitler killed the Jews. We know this means that he didn't
single-handedly murder all of them--butthat they were murdered by
people working FOR him.

Good point.

Post by Katherine Whiting
*L* just trying to allow JK a little wiggle room :)

That's fine. She deserves all the wiggle room she can get :)

[elektros]

Post by Trond Michelsen

In GoF I'm sure he's called Augustus in the OotP, he's called
something else, I think, I can't check now cos me Mam's robbed the
book off me ;)

Hmm, you're right. It's Augustus Rookwood in GoF, and Algernon Rookwood in
OoP. The article from the Daily Prophet leaves little doubt that these
Rookwoods are the same person. So, either the Daily Prohet goofed, or
Rowling did :)
While I'm at it. According to Hagrid, in PS, Voldemort killed the Prewetts.
But the Daily Prohpet article said that Antonin Dolohov did that. Hagrid
could have meant "Voldemort and his followers", though.

Everyone knows that newspapers screw up people's names. Just check out
local news and see if they get all the names right if you are ever
involved in any youth or charitable organisation. They usually don't
succeed in getting them all correct. This is a shocker the first time
you see it, then you realise it's normal. Hence, Rookwood's real first
name must be the one not in the Daily Prophet.

[Trond Michelsen]

At Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:57:28 GMT,

Post by Trond Michelsen
Hmm, you're right. It's Augustus Rookwood in GoF, and Algernon
Rookwood in OoP. The article from the Daily Prophet leaves little
doubt that these Rookwoods are the same person. So, either the Daily
Prohet goofed, or Rowling did :)

He's Augustus in my copy of OotP, at least at the beginning of chapter
25.

Do you have the American or British edition?

[Troels Forchhammer]

Petrea Mitchell wrote:
[...]

He's Augustus in my copy of OotP, at least at the beginning of chapter 25.

Algernon in mine (Bloomsbury) - possibly an error Emma didn't catch.