Choosing the Cup vs. a Toothbrush as Portkey (WAS: Is Voldie really that dumb?)

[erisedstraeh2002]

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Lori wrote:

>Why does Barty Crouch, Jr. turn the Triwizard Cup into a 
>Portkey as opposed to transforming something Harry would use on 
>a daily basis, like his toothbrush?

Now me:

There's a great essay on the Lexicon about this very question that 
you might find helpful to peruse.

My own personal theory is that the Portkey needed to transport Harry 
to the graveyard when Voldemort was there and had the cauldron and 
the potion ready to go.  If any old object Harry might touch (like a 
toothbrush) were to be transformed into a Portkey, Voldemort wouldn't 
have control over when Harry arrived at the graveyard.  I see the 
transformation of the Cup into the Portkey as the ultimate in 
Voldemort micro-management.

~Phyllis
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