Re: Digest#104 /Triwizard Tourney

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No: HPFGUIDX 2251

Plenty of spoilers below for GOF:
 Re: Judy's question:
>I have a question about the timing during the last tournament event in
>GoF.
>How long does everyone think the last challenge took, and how long was
>Harry
>gone from the Hogwarts grounds in the clutches of Voldy?
>
I have a different wondering: In each challenge of the TriWiz tournament, 
spectators trouped into stands to watch the challenges. The first challenge, 
everyone could see the action.  The second & third ??? The second one took 
place under water, and the third in the maze. No mention was made of play by 
play Screens, commentators or magical glasses. Did the spectators just watch 
the clock, read Witch Weekly or play wizard chess until the end of the hour? 
Seems a more interesting spectator sport, albeit 4 ring circus, to watch the 
champions deal with the challenges. Heck, even muggles have cameras along 
obstacle and game courses. If folks were watching magically, they would see 
what Harry did with the merfolk & captives in challenge 2, and in challenge 
3, Krum's seeming betrayal, Harry and Cedric's disappearance, and perhaps 
even Crouch/Moody's negating some of Harry's obstacles. 

Now perhaps spectators could view the events (only logical in my estimation). 
In challenge # 2, they could see Harry's actions, but not hear or understand 
what was said in the interactions with the merfolk (tho the pantomine seems 
pretty straightforward to me).  Hence the consultation with the merfolk 
Chieftess at the end of the challenge. In challenge #3, Harry's and Cedric's 
disappearance WAS noted - and took place in real time - the judges were 
exploring the parameters around the disappearance, and perhaps how not to 
panic the crowd. When Harry, cup, and CD's body appeared, the judges were on 
the alert and came running. Crouch camoflaged himself during the 
challenge(he'd used Harry's
cloak before, or perhaps some mass Confundus charm while he sabotaged the 
challenges. Dumbledore mentioned in book one that there are more ways to 
become invisible than using a cloak. Actually what he said was that HE didn't 
need a cloak to become invisible, I'm extrapolating that there are other ways 
to achieve invisibility besides personal high wizardry talent)....Again, 
anyone else have ideas or comments?
Aylihael
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