Plot holes filled?

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 16772

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., eggplant107 at h... wrote:
> It seems to me that Goblet Of Fire has a plot hole, why did 
Voldemort 
> need Harry to win the Tri Wizard Tournament? Why couldn't Moody turn 
> a door knob or one of Harry's books into a port key? Surely in the 
> course of a year he could get Harry to touch something. Rowling 
> should have had Voldemort say something like this to his death 
eaters 
> in the graveyard. 
> 


Oooh, I'm glad someone brought this up!  It might have actually come 
up before but I'm not so good at going back through the postings (nor 
do I have the patience).  Anyway, I've given this one some thought...

Aside from obvious plot development (which is a pretty powerful 
motivation), I think that Voldemort simply was not ready until the 
last task.  Remember the hideous red ugly baby looking thing he was?  
He needed time to gather information, strength, plan and get at least 
enough support to succeed in getting his body and powers back.  Now 
call me crazy, but this sounds like no simple feat to me!

--jenny from ravenclaw, who thinks she might have actually written 
this same post