Chapter Discussion: Goblet of Fire Ch. 6: The Portkey

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 191554

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nathaniel" <natti_shafer at ...> wrote:

> > > 4. The Weasley family doesn't have a lot of extras--so how did they afford all
> > > these good tickets. Per canon, they didn't have cheap seats.
> > 
> 
> Geoff:
> > Molly's letter to the Dursleys says:
> > '...my husband, Arthur, has just managed to get prime tickets through his connections at the Department of Magical Games and Sports...'
> > (GOF "The Invitation" p.32 UK edition)
> > 
> > Suggests that Arthur may have asked for them as a favour in return for 
> > something he did.

Nathaniel:
> We have stronger canon than that:
> "'I like Ludo,' said Mr Weasley mildly. 'He was the one who got us such good tickets for the Cup. I did him a bit of a favour: his brother, Otto, got into a spot of trouble — a lawnmower with unnatural powers — I smoothed the whole thing over.'" (GoF 5)

Geoff:
Ah, I thought there was a stronger comment but I couldn't run it to ground. 
It's p.58 UK edition. I shall be losing my reputation as a quote finder if I'm 
not careful....
:-(

Thanks for that.