another triwizard tournament question

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27135

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy C.L." <mindyatime at j...> wrote:
> I am also wondering why it didn't occur to all those who wanted to 
enter
> but couldn't, like the Weasley twins, to use the Confundus Charm to 
fool
> the goblet into thinking they were older? Surely if Barty Jr. 
could've
> thought of such an idea, there'd be a student in the school who'd 
have
> the same idea, espeically if they read through enough books. 
(Unless they
> were afraid of being caught.)


I think there are two explanations.  First, F and G wouldn't want to 
just enter.  They want to be *Hogwarts* champion.  So they would 
never enter under the name of a fake school, although they might 
simply be able to make the Goblet think they are older.

The reason they probably do not try this is that the Confundus Charm 
is probably not easy.  It requires the ability to overcome the will 
of another person or object, like the Imperio Curse.  It probably 
requires a powerful bit of magic to work, and there is no evidence 
that F and G could handle it.  The only wizards I recall who have 
either used the charm or been accused of using it are Crouch/Moody 
and Sirius (in PoA when Fudge and Snape theorize that Sirius put 
Harry and Hermione under the Confundus charm), both of whom are 
powerful and clever wizards.

Cindy