offbeat - and must have been discussed- Hogwarts Portkeys

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 144881

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "h2so3f" <h2so3f at y...> wrote:
>
> CH3ed:
> I like bboyminn's theory that Dumbledore controlled the security 
> charms protecting Hogwarts. I would modify it to say the 'current  
> headmaster' controls the protective charms (and probably the other 
> charms like those that controll the decoration of the Great Hall as 
> well). 
> 
> I also like the theory that the Triwizard Cup was already a portkey 
> back out of the maze and the fake Moody just added a stop. But then 
> that would make it a bit odd for the fake Moody to say under the 
> influence of veritaserum that after he volunteered to take the cup 
> inside the maze he "turned it into a portkey." It could just be 
> something JKR overlooked, I suppose. 

Geoff:
I suspect that he was speaking in terms of making it a Portkey to 
take Harry to Voldemort. From his perspective, the fact it was 
already set up to bring the winner out of the maze was not relevant. 
That was not something he envisaged would happen.