Sportsmanship in Harry Potter

a_svirn a_svirn at yahoo.com
Wed May 3 20:13:07 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 151844

> Joe:
>  Exactly what were the rules for the Tri-Wizard Tournament? I
don't remember a list of them being handed out in GOF.

a_svirn:
Rules don't invariably exist in the written form, though. Bagman
explained the tasks clearly enough.

> Joe:
  I know the goal sounded simple, rescue what you would miss most but
I am assuming that their is a whole list of rules about the
tournament otherwise you could do anything to win

a_svirn:
You mean there was a list of rules, known only to the referees, but 
not to combatants? That's lovely. Do you think champions knew about 
this secret list? Probably not. No sane person would agree to 
participate under such circumstances. But are you even sure that all 
referees were in on the secret? It seems that Dumbledore was the 
only one who knew all the rules. Probably because he was in the 
habit of inventing them ad hoc.

> Joe:
and since we know you can cheat in the tourney then there must have
been other rules.

a_svirn:
Don't you think that there is a certain contradiction of terms in 
this statement? If you can cheat, then there are no rules at all. 
Total anarchy. Which is exactly my point. Everyone seems to be 
cheating in this tournament from champions to referees. But I'd say 
in referees it's much more reprehensible behavior. 









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