Moody at the Third Task (was Harry's Big Money Gift)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 53229

Catherine wrote:

> While I agree that it is possible that the centre could have been 
> visible, the rest just doesn't make sense or fit with canon.  How 
on 
> earth could Moody/BCJ have moved around *inside* the maze (instead 
of 
> the perimeters which is what the others were doing), without being 
> spotted? 

I don't follow this.  Why would he need to move around the inside?  
He could see through the hedges and remove some of the obstacles, 
whether they were in the outer passages or not.

> Yes, we know he's got an invisibility cloak, but surely if he 
> was constantly clearing the way for Harry, people would have 
noticed 
> that obstacles were being dealt with before Harry reached them?  If 
the 
> maze was completely surrounded by stands, which would imply that 
some of 
> the spectators could see parts of the maze all of the time, leaving 
very 
> little of it completely impenetrable, BCJ's actions would seem 
> incredibly risky. 

This is true.  I have always assumed that he stayed around the 
perimeter, since the spectators could see him as well so the Cloak or 
Apparating wasn't an option (besides, you can't Apparate on the 
Hogwarts grounds!).  I think, however, that he might well have had 
subtle ways of clearing Harry's path.  He wouldn't cause a dangerous 
creature to blow up inexplicably--he would just mutter a spell that 
made it seemingly decide to go in a new direction, while the 
spectators breathed a sigh of relief to see it head away from Harry.  
As it is, Harry encounters a Boggart, a Skrewt, the earth-inverting 
mist, the sphinx, and the Acromantula anyway.

However, other questions arise . . . didn't the spectators see Krum 
hitting Cedric with the Cruciatus?  Didn't they see Fleur writhing in 
pain and ask her, once she was rescued (if she was), what happened?  
But maybe BCJ didn't care whether he got caught at that point.  He 
only needed to get Harry to the center first and then he could take 
whatever punishment was dealt out.

Amy