The Triwizard Portkey & Cruciatus Makes You Stronger!

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 40434

Alora wondered:

> What if the portkey were enchanted to transport only Harry to the 
> graveyard?  It's possible that ONLY Harry could be transported.  
He 
> is the one that Voldemort wanted, after all.  Is it possible that 
> whenever Harry, and Harry alone, touched the cup that it 
transported 
> him to the opposite place.  I'm meaning, if he touches it in the 
> maze, he's transported to the graveyard;  if he touches it in the 
> graveyard he's transported to the maze.  Just a thought....
 

Hmmm.  Well, if the portkey were rigged to only transport Harry, 
this would be a nice trick.  But it clearly wasn't, as it 
transported both Harry and Cedric to the graveyard.  And if the Cup 
were originally enchanted to transport only Harry to the edge of the 
maze, that would mean the whole Tournament was *rigged*, which isn't 
very hospitable to the contestants from Beaubatons and Durmstrang.

But Alora raises a neat point.  Is it possible for a Portkey to 
be "personalized" -- enchanted so that it only recognizes one 
person?  It would be a great idea (and it might close off some FLINT 
possibilities in future books).  I just don't think JKR thought of 
it.

Pip squeaked (about Cruciatus making wizards stronger):

> So, you're working on Thick-As-A-Brick Voldemort now? Oops!-I-
>forgot-Cruciatus-makes-a-wizard-stronger Voldemort? I'm-in-the-
>middle-of-a-'to-the-death'-duel,-so-let's-just-blast-Harry-twice-
>with-a-spell-that-actually-makes-him-stronger Voldemort? Pleeeease!
> 
> Oops!-I-forgot!Voldemort is one thing, but 'Cruciatus as Mars 
> Bar'[helps you work, rest and play] is Dark-Magic-Resurrections-
>will-give-you-brain-damage,-so-please-don't-try-this-at-home-
>kiddies! Voldemort. [grin]

<gulp>

Uh, yeah.  That's right.

See, in the back of Voldemort's feeble little mind, he knows that 
Cruciatus will make Harry stronger.  But Voldemort has the weakness 
that has plagued Evil Overlords since the dawn of time -- he can't 
resist an opportunity to torture someone.  And who can blame him?

And if I'm reading the, uh, sex thread correctly, Voldemort is 
experiencing some serious *passion* there, which he finds downright 
irresistable.  He just plain loses his head when he has been aroused 
in this fashion; after all, it has been a *long* time since 
Voldemort's last time torturing someone while not in slimy baby 
form.  So his stronger side tells him *not* to torture Harry, but 
he's just not thinking straight and he loses sight of his own best 
interests.

Torture.  It's the last thing Voldemort thinks about when he lays 
his slimy head on his pillow, and it's the first thing he thinks 
about when he turns off his alarm clock in the morning.  He's 
addicted; he can't help himself; he can't get enough.  Torture is 
better than killing, better than controlling.  Torture is the 
ultimate high for Evil Overlords, don't you think?

Besides, Voldemort figures that, no matter how strong Harry is, he 
still can't block AK.  No one can.  So what's the harm in having a 
little bit of *fun*.  Geez, think how *impressed* the DEs would be 
with Voldemort's bravery, his confidence in his own power, if 
Voldemort *strengthens* his enemy before killing him.  Oooh, that 
just about gives me *goosebumps* just to think of it.  ;-)

Pip:
 
> And all the other people in the Wizarding World who so foolishly 
>made Cruciatus an Unforgivable! Goodness, it was just because they 
>don't  want the WW full of incredibly powerful wizards - silly me, 
>for thinking otherwise. [Even Bigger Grin]

No, no, no.  It's unforgivable because the larger wizarding world 
doesn't *know* it makes wizards stronger, see.  How would they?  
Those do-gooders banned Cruciatus because it *looks* so bad in 
application.  They never reached the larger question of whether it 
might have some useful side effects.

<nods with deep satisfaction at having *destroyed* Spy Game II 
without even breaking a sweat>

Cindy (hoping Pip will just concede the point and offer up an 
Unconditional Surrender)