Chapter Discussion: Chapter Sixteen, Goblet of Fire: The Goblet of Fire

[Cheryl]

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Brad wrote:
> I have real problems with the "unbreakable magical contract." In our world, if someone signed your name to a contract to buy, let's say, an automobile, without your knowledge,that contract would not be in force. This is an exact analogue. It's fraud, not a valid contract, and is pretty obviously a plot device. This is one of the reasons why GoF is my least favorite of the books.


I agree with Brad.

Not only was this contract a fraud, Harry was underage so he couldn't sign a binding contract. If that's not true under Wizarding law, then there is something fundamentally wrong with Wizarding law.Harry should have been "allowed" to get out this contract anyway because there should have been away to prove that "he" didn't put his name, for example truth potion, into the goblet. This bothered me too, which is why this book isn't one of my favorites.

Cheryl