Plot holes in GoF/Asking JKR One Question

[rachelrenee1]

No: HPFGUIDX 32432

Cindy wrote:
> > OK.  Try again.  How about this?  Suppose in the original plot 
there 
> > is no Crouch Jr. at all.  Instead, the evil DE who kidnaps Moody 
and 
> > impersonates him is going to be this Weasley cousin character.  A 
> > nice plot twist is in the making -- a loyal, trusted Weasley is 
going 
> > to turn out to be evil.  Bwahahahaha!  

Then Megan said:

I don't know, I guess I find it a bit cheesy to have the Weasley 
cousin be the spy. 


I also would like to add that until about a month before Book 4 came 
out, everyone, including the Barnes and Noble near my house was 
insisting that the title of Book 4 was Harry Potter and the Doomspell 
Tournament.  So it seems like the tournament itself changed in some 
aspects.  So maybe it was not the Tri-Wizard tournament.  Maybe the 
other schools were not involved?  Perhaps this Weasley cousin is 
going to compete?  (Where would they be from?)  Maybe Crouch Jr. 
kidnaps and polyjuices this cousin?  Then the cousin 
would "accidently" in the course of the tournament get Harry to 
Voldemort?  (This is pretty weak, I know.)  But I was always shocked 
that Moody, a professional, hex-happy wizard catcher, was easily 
subdued by talentless Wormtail, and out-of-practice Crouch Jr.  (I 
mean face it, the guy was young when arrested, spent draining time in 
Azkaban, then went wandless and Imperioused by his dad for the rest 
of the time.  Not a lot of time to hone your skills as a great 
wizard.)  So how do these two really get Moody and force him into the 
trunk?  But a younger wizard?  Could happen.  

Then Moody would have been the real Moody, and all that fun stuff 
like the bouncing of Malfoy, the teaching of the Unforgivables, etc. 
would be bona fide.  However, for some reason, the Doomspell 
Tournament and the cousin don't work out.  I have two babies about to 
wake up and need to be fed, so I can't really work out much more, but 
I know there are some great minds on this site and they could make it 
work.

--Rachel