Ludo Bagman Is Ever So Evil

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 34211

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at h...> wrote:
>Alexander wrote (about Bagman's absence at the end of the Tournament):
> > But if we view the situation from the point of view of
> > _innocent_ Bagman, we come to the same result: exactly at
> > the moment when Harry and Cedric touch the Cup (and probably
> > their names become known to the public, highlighting in the
> > air or something) Ludo goes searching for goblins to get his
> > money! 
> 
> Tweeeeeeet!!! 
> 
> ::Referee throws yellow flag, which bounces off of Alexander's 
> helmet::
> 
> Alexander, the referee has just flagged you for Illegal Procedure.  
> IIRC, there is nothing in canon to suggest that the spectators and 
> judges know that Harry and Cedric touched the Cup or that this fact 
> was highlighted in the air.  Ludo, like everyone else, probably 
> doesn't know what is going on in the maze. 

OK, this conversation has got possibilities, and I'm not taking sides, 
but I think that your yellow flag there is pretty doubtful. Let's see 
Canon:

The maze had hedge walls 6 meters high. We're never openly told how 
high the seats for the quidditch public are, but I always assumed about 
as high as the goals (some 15 meters high). From that hight, it's still 
difficult to see what's going on inside corridors as small as the ones 
in the maze, so the public would have some idea of what was going on, 
but wouldn't see the details, except in the last room, the centre, 
which is very wide. Thus, the final rush was openly seen by everyone, 
including Bagman, which renders your yellow flag unnecesary.

Hope that helps, 

Grey Wolf