Plot holes in GoF: Accio charm

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No: HPFGUIDX 32406

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Whirdy at a... wrote:
> 
> Since he did have his wand, why didn't he cry out "Accio Egg" 
and "Accio Map" 
> to close the one and wipe the other when they came to him.  We 
know that the 
> charm works since Moody/Crouch uses it to spirit the MM from Snape.

There's an essay on this topic in the Lexicon. You can find it here:
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/why_did.html

The basic idea of the essay is that Harry doesn't always do what 
seems obvious because he's a kid in a crisis and he just doesn't 
think of things. If he did, he'd be acting like 1) a fully trained 
wizard, or 2) James Bond. In other words, Harry's failure to think 
of the Accio spell is an example of good character development on 
JKR's part :)

Steve