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Apr. 29th, 2005 01:26 pm"...We use Portkeys. They're objects that are used to transport wizards from one spot to another at a pre-arranged time." (Goblet of Fire, page 66)
Ok, if you haven't read "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" yet, and are planning to and don't want spoilers scroll on.
So...How did Harry get back to Hogwarts after being transported to the graveyard at the end of the book? Come to think of it, how did he get there in the first place? If Portkeys transport at pre-arranged times then how did Crouch!Moody know when his should be activated to take Harry to the graveyard? Or does it activate and wait until someone comes along and touch it? Still, how did Harry get back to Hogwarts?
After using the Portkey to get to the World Cup, Arthur picks up the boot, hands to to another man, who puts it in a box, so I don't think they have an automatic return to the place of origin. The only way I can think of it working would be if Harry did it. In the Philosopher's stone, there was that bit where, before he was accepted to Hogwarts, Harry made his hair grow back, escaped the bullies, etc, by using, for lack of a better term, spontaneous magic. Using that bit of knowledge, I suppose it is possible that Harry, wanting so badly to get back to the school and away from the baddies, he transformed the cup into a Portkey. To me, though, it seems kinda...weak, but at the moment, it's the only thing I could come up with. Unless the weird wand thing had something to do with it (since Lily refers to the cup as "the Portkey") or if it was something other than a Portkey.
I suppose this is what I get for re-reading the Harry Potter books.
[EDIT]Lexicon says that there are different kinds of Portkeys, some activated by touch. I can accept that, but why did the cup bring Harry back to Hogwarts?
Ok, if you haven't read "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" yet, and are planning to and don't want spoilers scroll on.
So...How did Harry get back to Hogwarts after being transported to the graveyard at the end of the book? Come to think of it, how did he get there in the first place? If Portkeys transport at pre-arranged times then how did Crouch!Moody know when his should be activated to take Harry to the graveyard? Or does it activate and wait until someone comes along and touch it? Still, how did Harry get back to Hogwarts?
After using the Portkey to get to the World Cup, Arthur picks up the boot, hands to to another man, who puts it in a box, so I don't think they have an automatic return to the place of origin. The only way I can think of it working would be if Harry did it. In the Philosopher's stone, there was that bit where, before he was accepted to Hogwarts, Harry made his hair grow back, escaped the bullies, etc, by using, for lack of a better term, spontaneous magic. Using that bit of knowledge, I suppose it is possible that Harry, wanting so badly to get back to the school and away from the baddies, he transformed the cup into a Portkey. To me, though, it seems kinda...weak, but at the moment, it's the only thing I could come up with. Unless the weird wand thing had something to do with it (since Lily refers to the cup as "the Portkey") or if it was something other than a Portkey.
I suppose this is what I get for re-reading the Harry Potter books.
[EDIT]Lexicon says that there are different kinds of Portkeys, some activated by touch. I can accept that, but why did the cup bring Harry back to Hogwarts?
