[HPforGrownups] Re: A Portkey to more Portkey theory

[Adam Green]

Steve wrote:

>  --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ladyofmisrule2000"
> <lorischmidt1 at j...> wrote:
> > I realize there are plenty of theories out there as to why Barty
> > Crouch, Jr. turns the Triwizard Cup into a Portkey as opposed to
> > transforming something Harry would use on a daily basis, like his
> > toothbrush.
> >
>
> bboy_mn:
> This was just covered recently-
>
> 1.) Why not any object? Answer: If Portkeys were easy, everybody would
>
> be doing them. Why use Floo Powerder? Why use brooms? Why not just use
>
> portkeys? There must be a logical reason, and the most obvious logical
>
> reason is because portkeys are not that easy to do.
>
>

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me:

Indeed, to re-iterate a notion that I my self did not realise until it
was pointed out to me, either here at HP4GU or elsewhere:
(I'm sorry I can't remember their handle)

The cup portkey was the perfect plan.  Remove harry from Hogwarts,
whilst any witnesses would assume it to be part of the tournament.  Kill
harry and summon the DE's.  Then use the cup to return to Hogwarts
whilst the whole school is in one place with the band of DE's.  Any
large conventional-war-type-battle that would ensue would be complicated
by the hundreds of people running around trying to get out of the way.
A number of inportant people would be there, and those opposers to the
the dark side would be in the minority of fully capable wizards in the
vicinity, i.e. not so many ministry wizards.

Would there be a more terrifying and dramatic return for Voldie?  If it
had of worked out then he would have also gained control of, what we are
lead to believe, a very inportant institution in the UK, killed his main
opposition, scared the kids and parents senceless and wiped out many
Mudbloods as well as capture a building very suitable for an HQ.

I read this section again last night (hence my post) and it's still
amazing even after the 20 millionth time.

yours,
Adam

who's hero is very much Dumbledore
and who can't wait for Neville to find his true self and become an
amazing wizard worthy of inclusion into the trio now quartet.

PS and OT.  A side note:  When reading PS, one could be mistaken to
believe that neville was part of the h-h-r group.  He gets just about
the same attention from JKR, ron and harry as hermione.  it isn't until
the Troll insident on halloween that we see the trio develope.  Further,
all the way through the series we see Neville a) scared when a fellow
wizard is under the influence of another via some spell or curse and b)
being clumsy in a very powerfull and magnificent way.  To me these
things add up to something very significant indeed.