[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's escape from the graveyard

[Jennifer]

No: HPFGUIDX 24659

cynthiaanncoe at home.com wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:
> > Harry is holding unto Cedric.
> >
> > He is using his wand to "Accio" the Tri-wizard cup.
> >
> > How does he catch the cup when both his hands are full of things he
> > does not want to leave behind?
> >
> > Marcus
> 
> Hi, Marcus.  I wondered about this.  But I guess if your life is at
> stake, you can catch a cup while you palm your wand.  Also, you
> probably don't have to be precise.  Just touching the cup ought to do
> it (note how Harry couldn't release the cup when he and Cedric were
> being transported the first time).

Well, the wands don't seem to be that thick, and I can hold on to a pen
with my thumb while picking things up with my other 4 fingers...that
seems about the most likely method of completing this feat.

> More troubling to me is the movement when Harry is on the ground.  He
> is probably still holding Cedric's wrist (with a tight grip), and he
> is face-down.  Dumbledore turns Harry over, yet Harry still manages
> to hang onto Cedric's wrist.  Hmmmm.

My visual on this one -- one person face down, one person face up, very
close to each other.  The hands are held right to right (or left to
left), & there is quite a bit of slack so that when Harry's rolled over,
his arm &/or part of Cedric's is over Harry's body.  I don't remember
what other details were given in the story about body positions.
-- 
Jenny

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