Harry's Big Money Gift.... & more on money

[siriuskase <siriuskase@earthlink.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 53128

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Andrea <ra_1013 at y...> wrote:
> --- Pip wrote: 
> > No it doesn't. If someone wins, and then drops dead (effectively 
> > what happens to Cedric), they don't award the prize to the runner 
> > up. This has occasionally happened in the UK; what generally
happens 
> > is that it's announced that the winner of the competition has
died 
> > and their prize is awarded posthumously. A member of the family
or a 
> > close friend will then accept it on their behalf.
> 
> Yes, but this isn't a case of Harry being the runner-up.  It was a
tie. 
> They both touched the Cup at the exact same time, regardless of
> circumstances before or after, so therefore it was a tie.  It's not
> terribly unusual in the case of a tie where one winner dies to
award the
> entire prize to the surviving winner, especially in this case where
> Cedric's heirs (his parents) seemed to agree that Harry should keep
the
> money.
> 
> 
> Andrea
> 

Now try on the point of view of someone who doesn't believe that Voldy
exists and therefore, Harry and Cedric's trip to the graveyard didn't
happen.  We know that this is the opinion of at least one of the
judges.  So what officially happened?  The simplest and likeliest 
thing is that the two contenders fought near the cup and Cedric was
killed before anyone ever touched it, then Harry sat there for awhile
thinking up the story and finally grabbed Cedric's hand, then the cup.
 Cedric never touches it, so Harry is the only winner unless you
believe the graveyard tale.  The Diggory's or the Ministry accepting
the money from Harry would imply that they must also accept his
version.