[HPforGrownups] Triwizard Cup Portkey (was "Things to ask Jo")

[heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 4659



Malabud wrote:

> Now, it's still entirely possible the champions were never told the Cup was
> actually a Portkey that would take them out of the maze and to the judges,
> but it doesn't appear so from what Crouch, Jr. said while under the
> influence of the Veritaserum:
>
>         "I offered to carry the Triwizard Cup into the maze before
>         dinner," whispered Barty Crouch. "Turned it into a Portkey. My
>         master's plan worked. He is returned to power and I will be
>         honored by him beyond the dreams of wizards."
>         (from Chapter 35, "Veritaserum")

I think it's logical that they weren't told iot was a portkey (assuming it was
supposed to be) - but eslewhere in his confession, Crouch said "Turn the cup
into a Portkey, which would take the first person to touch it to my master.  But
first -" which is where I got the explanation I posted yesterday - basically,
this means we have *another* mystery for the faq, penny - and another question
for JKR - Did Crouch change a cup with no portkey properties INTO a portkey, or
was it already a portkey to brign the winner to the front of the maze, and he
just added an extra stop?

And maybe voldemort wasn't going to go back to hogwarts - maybe he was going to
use the portkey to send a dead Harry back there...

But I don't agree with you when you say

> However, I don't think Voldemort was planning on using it to return to
> Hogwarts and attack and/or announce his presence. Voldy is intelligent and
> knows not to take unnecessary risks.

Voldemort is SO into breaking EVERY rule on the Evil Overlords Code of COnduct
(hi cassandra!), including but not limited to:
6.I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.
7.When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will
you at least tell me what this is all about?"
     I'll say, "No." and shoot him. No, on second thought I'll shoot him then
say "No."
73.I will not agree to let the heroes go free if they win a rigged contest, even
though my advisors assure me it is impossible
     for them to win.
and most importantly, 34.I will not turn into a snake. It never helps.
(http://paul.merton.ox.ac.uk/filmtv/overlord.html)
that you really have to question his intelligence - yes, he may've been the most
brilliant student to go through Hogwarts, but all those evil deeds have *really*
taken a few points off that IQ scale.

Of course, he did learn something from number 47 - If I learn that a callow
youth has begun a quest to destroy me, I will slay him while he is still a
callow youth instead of waiting for him to mature, and 101.I will not order my
trusted lieutenant to kill the infant who is destined to overthrow me -- I'll do
it myself. (of course, we all know how *that* turned out...)