Task 3 point of view

[Melody]

No: HPFGUIDX 45352

 Phyllis first stated:
>>what troubles me is why Dumbledore would allow the third task to
proceed at *night* within a *20 foot high hedge*, where no one could
see what was going on inside and prevent horrible things from happening.
Especially since Dumbledore was "reading the signs" regarding
Voldemort's attempts to regain power.<<

Pip!Squeak replied:
>>>I think Dumbledore was fooled (and he* was* fooled, he did not plan
the Graveyard Scene) by the `no apparition in and out of Hogwarts'
rule. The maze was patrolled by Moody,(who he hadn't spotted as Crouch
Jr,) Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick and Hagrid. The hazards
within were known (he thought). With loyal wizards patrolling the
entrances and exits, no one could get in the maze to harm Harry. A
rejigged Portkey never occurred to him...<<<

Me:
To add to what Pip said...the maze was on the Quidditch field.  All
the judges (which includes Dumbledore), students, parents, and other
teachers (i.e. Snape) were in the stands, which are raised from the
ground originally for better view of Quidditch, but come in handy to
have a bird's-eye-view of a very tall maze.  All eyes were on the
competitors and were able to see all that was going on in the maze.
Hey, the audience at least had better seats in Task #3 than they did
in Task #2.

Judge Dumbledore was *supposed* to watch Harry, and Non-patroling
Snape was completely free to *only* watch Harry.

Melody