I know exactly what you mean, Sirius, about wanting to put them through even a fragment of what they've done to their victims.
But, I truly do not know what to think about Lovegood. You're quite right, of course: their nonsense story means anything at all might have happened to him, including the possibility that he's not dead at all. And you're right that the timing makes little or no sense.
Unless they've killed him accidentally. I really do wonder if that's not it: all it would have taken was someone getting frustrated when he persisted in making no sense at all regardless of what torment or technique they applied. A moment's fury and piff! Dead.
I can think of all too many reasons they might not wish to release his corpse. You know that they had to open a new sanitarium last spring to cope with the number of irremediable injuries inflicted by Buckingham and the Ministry on persons in custody. The fortunate souls may be the ones who die.
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But, I truly do not know what to think about Lovegood. You're quite right, of course: their nonsense story means anything at all might have happened to him, including the possibility that he's not dead at all. And you're right that the timing makes little or no sense.
Unless they've killed him accidentally. I really do wonder if that's not it: all it would have taken was someone getting frustrated when he persisted in making no sense at all regardless of what torment or technique they applied. A moment's fury and piff! Dead.
I can think of all too many reasons they might not wish to release his corpse. You know that they had to open a new sanitarium last spring to cope with the number of irremediable injuries inflicted by Buckingham and the Ministry on persons in custody. The fortunate souls may be the ones who die.
I--
Yes, Sirius, it would feel good.