Magical Latin / Scoring of Triwizard Tournament

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 186099

> Catlady:
> One spell in English is Tonks's 'Locomotor trunk!' Which ought to be 'Locomotor cysta!'

Zara:
I took this to mean that the spell incantation was "Locomotor!" Rather as one might "Accio broomstick!" or "Accio Professor Dumbledore's Dark Arts Book collection!"

> samajdar_parantap: 
> In the beginning [of the Triwizard Tournament] it is said that the champion with total highest score in the three phases of the game will win. But in the third task – one who touches the cup first wins irrespective of total points. Seeker syndrome again? 

Zara:
The Champions were allowed into the Maze at different times, depending on their point totals after two challenges. This suggests a scoring scheme comparable to that used in such Muggle athletic events as the Nordic Biathlon. In it, skiers who score a lot of points on the event of shooting at targets, get a head-start in the second and final event, a cross-country skiing race, over skiers who are less accurate in the first event. The winner is the athlete who crosses the finish line first, but I believe that the final scores for the event are given as point totals. There is some correspnedencce between points and time spent skiing, and the initial head starts are granted in such a way that the first person to finish, IS the person with the highest point total.