[HPforGrownups] Burning questions

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 23700

Mindy wrote:

> Why change the Triwizard Cup into a Portkey? Wouldn't it have been
> easier for Moody to just change something else--a book, for
> example--and get Harry to touch it at some point? Why all the
> elaborate charade with entering Harry into the Triwizard Tournament,
> helping him to win, etc.?
>
> And this question is really bugging me. WHY INDEED did it have to be
> in such a roundabout manner, when any little item cold've been turned
> into a portkey -- why specifically the cup, and make it so elaborate?
>
> Can a nyone answer?
>
> If it was already answered earlier, sorry, I just joined the group,
> direct me please to the anser. thanks.

There's a brief summary of our many portkey discussions in the FAQs, now
up and running (!), at
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faq/devices.html#PORTKEYS

Or you can search on "portkey" and crawl back through the archives for
the messages themselves. I didn't have time for an extensive search, but
message 14095 asked this very question, itself not for the first time,
and if you set the message to look at threads, not go by message number,
you might get to see some of our earlier discussions in more detail.

Welcome!

--Amanda


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