Harry: thinking outsude the box (WAS ageline)

[uncmark]

No: HPFGUIDX 34530

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at h...> wrote:
> uncmark wrote:
> 
> > > I'm surprised the Hogwart's crew wasn't more creative in Goblet 
> of Fire. Did anyone try anything but age potions?
> > 
> Tabouli added:
> 
> > Yeah, I noticed that myself.  A poor effort.  You'd think at 
> > least the Slytherins could have come up with something a bit 
> > craftier.  Mind you, it's Dumbledore's imagination they're 
> > pitting themselves against here... something tells me the big D 
> > is a creative chap...

Cindy wrote  
> Oh, I don't know.  Frankly, I think the younger students were just 
> blowing smoke and didn't really want to compete in the Tournament.  
> That would have required immense talent beyond one's years, at the 
> risk of being burned alive by a dragon or skrewt, drowned, etc.  It 
> makes some sense that only Fred and George would have tried it, as 
> they are Brave Gryffindors.  
> 
> It is hard to believe that a student could come up with something 
> clever enough to get past anything protection Dumbledore set up.  
> No, it takes a serious psychopath like Fake Moody to handle that.

Personally, I think we're in a Catch-22. Any student advanced in 
magic enogh to challenge the Goblet was probably over 17 or if not, 
they would have to have the ability, desire, and creativity and guile 
to challenge the Goblet.

My p[oint about thinking in the box is that most magic students would 
be so used to magic solutions that they overlooked simple muggle 
approaches. Fred and George might have considered getting an older 
student to put their names in, but had a shortage of accomplices 
(could you picture Percy doing this?)

A muggle born wizard like Hermione could probably sneak through, but 
she lacks the desire and guile (she doesn't want to stick out as a 
rulrbreaker)

Malfoy has the guile and probably the ability (he'd bribe or 
blackmail an older student) but lacks the bravery to face any sort of 
challenge. Remember him running away in the Forbidden Forest?

One thing I love about Harry is his creative thinking. I loved him 
flying in the dragon task. Sirius hinted at 'a simple spell' before 
being cut off, but hadn't considered flying. Krum tried the eye 
attack Sirius was thinking off and fell short on points by damaging 
the dragon's eggs. 

And only Harry would have shared the hint of dragons, driven by a 
sense of fairness (absent in the foreign champions in the tournament. 
Cedric, possibly inspired by Harry, would not have shared the secret 
about the eggs, if Harry had not made the first move. And Harry would 
not have been helped by Dobby on the second task if he hadn't freed 
Dobby at the end of CofS. Who else but Harry would have done that?

uncmark

 

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