OK, The Portkey

[Monita]

No: HPFGUIDX 57516

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> 
wrote:
> In voldies baby booties for a moment.

Amanda sees:
> Stealing Harry as, not an end in itself, but a preliminary step
> in a Plan. Not only is it a perfect time for Harry to go
> missing for an hour or two unnoticed--I believe that the next step
> in the plan was for Voldemort and his DEs to come Portkeying back, 
> blasting as they land, right into the heart of the formerly 
> inaccessible stronghold that is
> Hogwarts.
> 
> The reason, I think, for doing it at the Tournament is that 
> right in front of them will be waiting the massed strength of 
> the Hogwarts teachers, principals of the Ministry of Magic,
> and the children of the entire UK wizarding world and of 
> several foreign families. All unprepared; all ready
> to be taken completely by surprise. 

Valky:
Cooooool, excellent argument. I thoroughly agree and wish I'd thought 
of it. :D

I do think as Headmaster that Dumbledore has some authority to change 
the level of security at Hogwarts, though. 

Valky