[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore and triwizard tournament WAS: Re: Love and Joy vs. Hate and Despair

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 190936



Alla:

Right, of course I was comparing it to Muggle contracts, but again we do not know how magical contracts work, right? I mean the contracts which are not really contracts, whether magic will consider them invalid, etc. He did not try, so we do not know.

And great example, Lucius Malfoy did not intent to free Dobby from the contract. So maybe by accident (false play) the contract could have been dissolved?

Of course we do not know if it is true or not.

June:
Personally if I were in Dumbledore's place to be safe, I would have done what he did and told them it is a magical contract, he cannot get out of it however, later when I was on my own, I would have looked into finding a way to get him out of it and only said any thing to everyone if I was able to find a loop hole. It is better than getting everyone's hope up (including and especially Harry's) then having to let them down later. Have you ever considered what does go on behind the scenes? Maybe Dumbledore did try to get him out without success or maybe, just maybe Dumbledore having possession of the Goblet knows a bit more about it than anyone else.