The names in the Goblet

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 96640

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, tyler maroney <tmar78 at y...> 
wrote:
> Carol:
> So Dumbledore is right--there's no escaping the
> contract and Harry has no choice to participate.
> 
> Tyler:
> 
> I can't help but wonder though...if Harry had refused
> to participate,  what would the consequence have been?
> What is the penalty for violating a magical contract? 
> Expulsion?  A fine?  Jail time?  I'm amazed Harry
> didn't think to ask.  If it was nothing severe,  I
> think I would've just taken the penalty as opposed to
> jumping through hoops for LV.
> 


What if the penalty was the forfeit of all magical power?  It seems 
to me the kind of penalty that would cause all of the adults around 
to know the kids had no choice.  Perhaps, if you stretch this, the 
reason Voldemort lost his power was in the breaking of a "binding 
magical contract": "Take me, take me instead!"

There's a theory for you, and there isn't even an ESE in it!

Sue, who stinks at theories and would be very sad if Lupin or Sirius 
turned out to be evil (whimpers piteously).