The thing they would miss most.

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 97696

lizvega4 wrote:
> Who decided what to take away from each of the champions during 
> the second task of the triwizard tournament?
> 
> Harry would miss his best friend, Ron, the most. That makes sense. 

Del wonders :
Does it ? If Viktor would miss Hermione most, and Cedric would miss 
Cho most, how could the High Authorities (whoever or whatever they 
are) be sure that Harry would miss *Ron* most ?

As for Fleur and Gabrielle, I remember being flabbergasted when I 
read about them the first time. It's just so much out of 
proportions ! Ron might be the most important person in Harry's 
life, okay, and it's very convenient that he happens to be at 
Hogwarts. But I'm pretty sure Hermione and Cho are NOT the most 
important persons in Viktor and Cedric's lives, no matter how much 
in love the two boys might be. The girls are just the most important 
persons *at Hogwarts* ! So why *ever* did the High Authorities go 
and kidnap Fleur's sister all the way in France (or wherever she 
lives, which is not Hogwarts) ? The only solution I see is that 
Gabrielle spent that year in Hogsmeade, and Fleur saw her often, and 
then Gabrielle was indeed the thing Fleur would miss most at 
Hogwarts. But there's no hint whatsoever that Fleur visits anyone in 
Hogsmeade.

On a side note : the High Authorities most probably didn't plan on 
Dobby telling Harry that he was supposed to rescue Ron, and if I 
remember correctly, the Champions are not told who or what they are 
supposed to rescue before they go in the water. So if Harry had gone 
there without Dobby's info, can you imagine his nasty surprise at 
getting at the Merpeople's village and discovering that the 3 people 
that count most for him are all there, and then having to figure out 
on his own which one he's supposed to bring back ? Nasssty 
sssurprise, my Preciousssss, nasssty !

Del