Problems at the end of GOF

[Richard Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 124458



I'm glad vmonte found that quotation from JKR and answered question 
(3).  It's simple and plausible: Wormtail was at Godric's Hollow that 
night, picked up LV's wand, and hid it; and he then retrieved it 
years later after he found LV.

But I don't think the answers to (1) and (2) from other posters were 
very illuminating.

(1) The "shades" apparently learn things after their death, and so I 
still want to know what goes on inside the wands?  (And saying "it's 
magic" doesn't really answer anything because we could say that about 
anything and not understand anything more.)

(2) A wand that points north would help if you are totally 
disoriented, but it still won't help at all with regard to whether 
you should go east or west.  

As for Harry "cheating": well, he in effect cheated in the first two 
tasks, exchanging information with Cedric and having Dobby supply him 
with the gillyweed.  And Bagman said that cheating was a traditional 
part of the triwizard tournament.  So I don't think Harry would have 
any qualms about accepting help some other Gryffindors.  Getting an 
accurate map at night would be difficult but not impossible.  
Obviously a map wouldn't solve everything (there would still be 
obstacles), but it certainly would help.

Richard Jones