[HPforGrownups] Plot holes filled?

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 16840

Morag Traynor wrote:

> On a more serious note, can anyone explain why the portkey works both
> ways? The one they used to get to the Quidditch World Cup didn't seem
> to, as the wizard who tossed it on to the pile of used portkeys was
> not hurled to various parts of the country.

The World Cup portkeys were enchanted to operate at a specific time;
Arthur and the rest handled it a bit themselves, before its designated
activation time. The Triwizard Cup portkey was enchanted to operate at a
touch. Same spell, different "trigger."

--Amanda


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