On the subject of the portkey/triwizard cup...

[revanto]

No: HPFGUIDX 46360

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> wrote:
> It has been theorized (by me, I know for certain, but I think a few 
others,
> too) that the Portkey spell has variables which the caster inserts. 
I
> believe that the spell allows the caster to set the "trigger" which 
will
> activate the Portkey function of the object in question. In the 
case of the
> Quidditch Cup portkeys, the trigger was a particular time, and it 
was a
> one-way spell. In the case of the Triwizard Cup, the trigger was 
touch, and
> it was set to be a two-way spell (round trip).
> 
> I think the FAQs cover the speculations on Portkeys, if that one's 
up and
> running; it may also be discussed in the Lexicon.
> 
> ~Amanda

OK But why would Moody/Crouch set the Portkey for a return trip? I 
don't think he'd want Harry to return. That's why I think that the 
combination of the ghosts and the power of the phoenix turned the cup 
back into a portkey giving Harry a chance to escape. Also, in GoF, 
they used the portkey once and put it with the rest of the junk 
objects. So there is a possibility that portkeys are one-way. As for 
the trigger idea, I agree with you as it's been proven to work either 
by touch or timing in GoF.

Revanto
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