Binding magical contracts

[Becky <squireandknight@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48296

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, PAGAN  MICHELLE I 

> This question brings me to another one (I'm sorry, this post seems 
to add
> more questions instead of bringing possible answers!) -- the kids 
write
> their name on a piece of parchment and from that they are chosen?  
Based
> on what? Yes, in GoF Dumbledore (I think it was Dumbledore) says 
what the
> champions will be based upon, but how does the goblet know the
> characteristics of the kids?   At first I was thinking, perhaps the
> essence of the student is in the handwriting -- but of course, Harry
> didn't put his name in, so that doesn't make sense.  So is it 
purely upon
> the name?  That seems so...arbitrary again...in the MW tons of 
people have
> the same name, I would imagine that even the smaller WW might have 
some
> common names in there...


It's possible it *is* the handwriting or whatever. Crouch!Moody was 
Harry's teacher and I doubt it would be that hard to get hold of a 
piece of parchment Harry had written his name on.


> 
> Polaris


Becky