Question About Weasley Twins

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 153404

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Anna" <annamhudson at ...> wrote:
>
> I can't find it, but does anyone remember how the Weasley Twins 
> got the bet with Ludo Baggin, right on? How did they know to bet
> that? I can't find it and it's frustrating me. Thanks
> 
> Anna
>

bboyminn:

I think this was touched on in the Emmerson/Melissa interview with JKR
when HBP was released. While JKR didn't come right out and say it, she
somewhat confirmed that the Twins partly got lucky and partly reached
a reasonable and logical conclusion.

-Viktor Krum is undisputedly the greatest Seeker in the World.

-The Irish Team though was clearly and obviously the stronger team.

Combining those two facts and it seems a reasonable conclusion that
Ireland would heavily out score Bulgaria, but there would still be a
very strong likelihood that Krum would get the Snitch. Conclusion:
Ireland wins, but Krum gets the Snitch.

Yes, it was a gamble, but the conclusion they reached was not that far
fetched. 

Now, some people have speculated that the Twins used Time Turners to
know the outcome and based their bet on that. However, we have never
seen Time Turners go forward in time into the future. I really find
this speculation EXTREMELY farfetched. 

Usually, the obvious answer is the right and answer, and obviously,
the Twins conclusion was very reasonable.

Steve/bboyminn