PoA Paperback - Percy's engagement - Triwizard Tournament

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"Mindy C.L." <mindyatime at j...> wrote:

<Secondly, I am puzzled by something in GoF. When 
Harry arrives at the Burrow and Ron growls by how 
obsessed Percy is about Mr. Crouch, he says, "They 
should be announcing their engagement any day now." 
Oh my gosh, what kind of engagement are they talking 
about? Is this supposed to be sarcasm? A real slash 
romance? Or is there something in BritEnglish I don't 
understand?>

My understanding was that it was meant as sarcasm, and that
Ron was questioning Percy's severe loyalty to Mr. Crouch.

<What do you think would have happened had Harry NOT 
taken part in the Tournament? I know it's a rule that 
once your name comes out of the goblet, you have to 
participate, but nothing terrible would happen if Harry 
would not participate. It could've been dismissed by 
Dumbledore as a mistake, period.> 

Well then the plot would have been a lot less interesting.
But seriously, Dumbledore seemed genuinely concerned about 
how Harry's name got chosen and who might have submitted
his name in the first place, and I think if he could have
kept Harry from participating, he would have.

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