Sportsmanship in Harry Potter

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 151744

> Geoff:
> He did not "fail spectacularly". He had to be given hints as to 
how to tackle the tasks but 
> who was it who got the golden egg by dint of his prowess at 
flying? It wasn't fake Moody.

a_svirn:
I said he failed spectacularly *where cunning and resourcefulness 
are concerned*. I did not question his flying skills. Or courage. 

> Geoff:
 
> Who was it who, in the maze, coped with Blast-ended Skrewts, 
Boggarts, a Sphinx and a 
> spider and took time out to help Fleur and Cedric along the way? 
It wasn't fake Moody.

a_svirn:
Yes it was. "You had an easier time of it than you should have in 
that maze tonight, of course," said Moody.  "I was patrolling around 
it, able to see through the outer hedges, able to curse many 
obstacles out of your way.  I Stunned Fleur Delacour as she passed.  
I put the Im-perius Curse on Krum, so that he would finish Diggory 
and leave your path to the cup clear."

> Geoff: 
> "Failed spectacularly"? I think that is a harsh judgment on 
someone who was being 
> manipulated for evil ends.

a_svirn:
It wasn't judgment at all. It was statement of the fact. Harry never 
solved a single problem on his own. Well, except for the Sphinx.