Cheating in GoF + Slytherins + Crouch Sr. + Filch doing Magic + Snape's Task

[Kelly Hurt]

No: HPFGUIDX 27589

--- Lexicon Steve wrote:

>Not only that, think about the
>Triwizard Tournament. [snip] but one
>particularly galling problem is that
>not one of the champions competes
>fairly.  They all cheat and get
>outside help and advance knowledge and
>this is expected!

Harry didn't cheat!  Outside help was not prohibited, only asking
*teachers* for help.  The advanced knowledge of the dragons was thrust
upon him.  He, at least, took it upon himself to even the playing field
by telling Cedric which was, IMO, quite the honorable thing to do.  The
only other thing he could have done would have been to tell Dumbledore
but, since all were magically bound to participate, it wouldn't have
changed anything except to make everyone uneasy and the Tournament
would've continued any way.

--- Donna wrote:

>To pick a number at random, if 40% of
>all current Slytherins and Slytherin
>alumni were [Voldemort] followers,
>that still leaves 60% who weren't.
>Maybe we need to see a Slytherin
>auror.

Well, we *did* see Crouch Sr., and if he wasn't Slytherin, I'll eat my
keyboard!

--- jenny from ravenclaw wrote:

>My books are at home right now, but
>doesn't Lupin tell his class that he
>asked Filch to leave the boggart
>hidden in the staff room so the class
>could use it?  

No book handy either, but, IIRC, Lupin said he asked the *staff* to let
his 3rd-years have a crack at it.  But even if he did say Mr. Filch, it
doesn't mean Filch would've tackled the Boggart himself.  He could've
sent a house-elf to handle it.  Either way, Lupin's comment doesn't
prove Filch can do any magic.

--- Kim wrote:

>I definitely think that Snape has
>rejoined the DEs, even if it is an
>obvious theory. I also think that both
>he and Dumbledore have discussed the
>fact that it is very likely that
>Voldemort will just kill him instead
>of accepting him as a DE again and the
>possibility that Voldemort knows that
>Snape was a double agent.

After Dumbledore made his request, Snape left the hospital room
*immediately*.  This reads as if Snape was leaving to do his task right
that minute.  Since he was at the end of year Banquet a week later, it
can safely be assumed that he survived Phase 1 of his task.  If it was
to re-join the DEs, then he must've convinced Voldemort of his
'sincerity'.  So I think you Snapefans can breathe a little easier. 
Unless, of course, Voldemort is toying with him;-)

Kelly the Yarn Junkie (Sean Connery as Mad-Eye Moody?)

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