Snape - Triwizard Portkey (Time Turner?)

[Jamie]

No: HPFGUIDX 19797

Dave: suppose the Triwizard Portkey was designed to return to outside

the maze *and* only a few seconds in time after it departed!  This
would clear up the thing that has been bothering me: why Snape is
sitting there on his keister all the time between feeling the Dark
Mark return and Harry's rematerialization.  This way, there was no
pause between the two events.


Vicky: But then, I doubt Snape had the option of aparating. After
all, the  tournament was going on, so he couldn't get up and walk
away without attracting attention. Also, I doubt Snape would get a
good reception with Voldy, and I don't think he could have done
anything for Harry. The Dark Lord demands obedience, and if Snape
went against him so blatantly by trying to help Harry, he'd have a
whole bunch of Death Eaters, plus Voldy, to contend with. Wouldn't it
have also shown support for Voldy if Snape went after Harry?
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Well, for one you can't apparate onto Hogwarts grounds.  (Haven't you
read Hogwarts: A History?)  Secondly, if we trust Dumbledore (which I
do) Snape is no longer a Dark Wizard.  He may be a nasty person - but
he is still on the same side as Harry in the large scheme of things. 
It is a dangerous thing (as we have seen) to be less than faithful to
Voldemort, so I really do not think that Snape would have switched
sides without much careful and intentional thought.  

As for the death mark, it seems more or less permanent.  Just because
Snape is no longer a Death Eater, doesn't mean that the mark would
necessarily dissappear.

As for the Triwizard cup being a Time Turner...that's a good theory. 
But I wonder as well, if they would have needed that much time
changed.  Give them maybe 5 minutes to realize that there was a
problem after Harry and Cedric touched the cup,  then 10 minutes to
get to the center of the maze (I can't remember the exact dimensions
of a Quidditch pitch, but it is bound to be quite large and you
cannot apparate on Hogwarts grounds, so whoever went to the center
would have to walk there).  That would be a total of 15 minutes and I
doubt that Harry was gone for much longer that 20 minutes.  (Also add
in a little bit of travel time.  Seeing as the Weasley's clock has a
section for traveling, even appartating is not instantaneous).

- Jamie

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