[HPforGrownups] Re: Sportsmanship/legitimacy

Kim spirittalks at gmail.com
Sat May 6 17:22:39 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 151923

I was thinking about the binding magical contract that kept Harry in the TWI 
against all that is sensible and wondered yet again what would happen if he 
had not participated.  When he fell asleep in the library on the eve of the 
second task and Dobby woke him with the answer to all his problems he tore 
off for the lake, barely making it in time.  What would have happened had he 
been late or slept through it?

Would he have been dragged with some sort of imperious like spell to the 
starting point?  At one point he had a fleeting moment in which he 
considered running from Hogwarts before realizing that facing the tasks was 
better than facing the Dursleys.  But what if he did run back to the 
Dursleys?

With staircases that lead to different places every day and trick steps that 
trap students and cause them to get a detention for being late for class, a 
poltergeist who attacks students and basilisks in the pipes and binding 
magical contracts making 14 year olds compete against much more experienced 
students in dangerous tasks... you really have to wonder sometimes if the 
wizarding world isn't just a bit too kooky.  Can you imagine being a muggle 
and receiving that letter for your child and investigating every tiny thing 
you can about the WW?  Witches and Wizards know how great Hogwarts is 
because they've been there.  Seeing it from a muggle point of view with my 
precious 11 year old daughter going off to this place... I'm not sure if I'd 
say yes or run and hide on a remote island hut.

But as a 43 year old... boy I wish I'd received that letter!

Kim 





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