OK, The Portkey

[Monita]

No: HPFGUIDX 57511

Hi Everybody,

*straightens ones shoulders and prepares for combat*

I have a bone to pick with the GOF disassemblers among us.

Why do we think that Crouch could have just made a portkey at anytime 
in GOF?

He couldn't OK!

*psyches up for the impending battle*
The plot was devised precariously from the start.
Lets ask ourselves the first question. 
Why did Voldemort see the Triwizard tournament as such an opportunity 
to get to Harry? Lets put ourselves in voldies baby booties for a 
moment.
He wants to get Harry all to himself for a few moments so he can use 
him for his ritual and get rid of him. Bertha just told him that 
crouch is alive. Wormtail pipes up "Hey, Master, Why dont we get 
Barty to charm a portkey and plant it in Hogwarts for Harry to touch!"

I would say that Voldemort sounds a little like Hermione when he 
replies "Aren't you ever going to read Hogwarts, a History? The 
castle is completely covered by all sorts of magical protection. You 
can't just smuggle a child out with a portkey you simplistic fool! 
However what was that you said about the Ministry of Magic holding a 
tournament Bertha?.............."

Ahhh, says Voldemort the inadequate, controllable fools at the Head 
of the Ministry. Neither Hogwarts, nor Dumbledore will leave me a 
loophole to smuggle out a child but the blundering incompetents 
they'll no doubt put at the Helm of the Tri Wizard Tournament are 
bound to leave a veritable landscape of opportunities for me to 
infiltrate. 

Ok so Voldie is piqued somewhat and rushes back to europe for another 
round with Harry Potter.

Lets analyse my argument a little I will try to pre empt some 
reactions this may cause.

How did the ministry bypass Hogwarts and Dumbledores magic in their 
creation of the maze? 
I would suspect that Dumbledore granted them an extensive allow spell 
for the maze. Of course he would have his certain specific objections 
to particular brands of obstacle being used in the maze, which I am 
certain that he would have effectively negotiated with the MOM. But, 
there would need to be a degree to which Dumbledore agreed to remain 
oblivious of the actual input into the maze because students from his 
school were participating, and we couldn't have a headmasters 
knowledge of the task biasing the outcome of the Tournament. Not in 
the land of MOM officialdom. So for the most part he abdicated his 
control over that particular space in Hogwarts with the exception of 
the boundaries the MOM "promised" they wouldnt put in the game.
Leaving a spot on Hogwarts Headmaster/Dumbledore protection free for 
Crouch to wander into and do as he darn well pleased.

THis tiny path of the impenetrable Hogwarts School of Withcraft and 
Wizardry had just been handed over to the complete autonomy of Bagman 
Ludo and Crouch Sr. You do the Maths. 

Valky
*feeling pleased that that argument is finally put forward*