another wacko theory

[lorelei3dg]

No: HPFGUIDX 108451

Laurie <caseys_mom at c...> wrote:
> But haven't we already seen a possible instance of time travel to 
> the future?  How did Gred and Feorge know that Ireland would win 
> but Bulgaria would get the snitch? (GOF)  Could have been a lucky 
> guess or *yup* you got it - travel to the future.  


Wow, what a coincidence! I do wonder, myself - I've been discussing 
this in a different forum, and will quote from there:

Do Fred and George have a time-turner? How did they know the outcome 
of the World Cup ahead of time?

I just reread that chapter last night! In the past I'd always assumed 
that it was a very lucky guess, but their demeanor in the chapter 
implies otherwise. It appears that they had planned to gamble all 
along: they know exactly how much money they have to wager; they give 
their prediction for the outcome of the game without any hesitation 
as if they'd previously determined what they would say; and at the 
end of the game immediately approach Bagman with the demeanor of 
people confidently claiming what is theirs: 

"For Fred and George had just scrambled over the backs of their seats 
and were standing in front of Ludo Bagman with broad grins on their 
faces, their hands outstretched."

The "broad grins" made me think something's up. They are too cocky 
about this. The MoM regulates the whole Time thing way too closely, 
so I doubt it's a time-turner per se, but maybe they've invented 
something else?

Lorel