Concerning Portkeys

[Amanda <editor@texas.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52618

Apologies, all--I haven't really been following this thread (okay, not 
at all, been busy and mass-deleting unread), so I'm sorry if I repeat 
this.

Maria said:
> Another random portkey thought - Arthur Weasley says that Portkeys 
are enchanted to work at a pre-arranged time. However, I don't see why 
you can't make a portkey that would work as soon as someone touched 
it, no matter what time it is, or after a certain time. They wouldn't 
necessarily be called something different, as they would still be 
portkeys in essence.
> 
> So, what do you think?

It's been a while since I threw my PPT out (Personal Portkey Theory), 
so here:
I think there is a basic spell that enchants the object with the 
ability to transport, and one part of the basic spell is that a 
"trigger" must be specified. Also, perhaps, one-way or round-trip.

The World Cup portkeys have a time trigger and are one-way. The 
Triwizard Cup portkey had a touch trigger and was round-trip.

Anyway. Sorry if I rehashed by accident.

~Amandageist, terribly busy and sneaking time away from work to post