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   Benjamin Esham to Timothy Bruening   
   Re: Goblet of Fire: Harry Potter's entry   
   01 Aug 20 15:09:24   
   
   From: usenet@esham.io   
      
   Timothy Bruening wrote:   
      
   > The Goblet of Fire choses Harry Potter at the 4th Champion, but Harry   
   > denies either putting his name in the Goblet or getting an older   
   > student to enter his name for him.  Why doesn't anyone suggest   
   > comparing the name on the entry form to Harry's handwriting?   
      
   I think it would have been incriminating if the paper had had Harry’s   
   handwriting on it, but it wouldn’t have proved his innocence if the writing   
   *hadn’t* been his. If he was willing to have another student drop his name   
   into the Goblet then it stands to reason that he wouldn’t have minded   
   getting another student--that same older student or a third one--to write   
   his name on the paper.   
      
   Was it ever mentioned whether a Quick-Quotes Quill uses the handwriting of   
   its user or whether it has a script of its own? In the latter case--and   
   assuming there’s a non-Quick-Quotes version that just transcribes things   
   straight--then that would be another option for wizards who want to write   
   anonymously.   
      
   (On this topic, I’ve always thought it was odd that the book never mentioned   
   the name of the fake school for which Crouch Jr. submitted Harry as a   
   champion. Like, there was something written on that paper other than “Harry   
   Potter,” and we were just never told what it was? Rowling could have at   
   least put in a Latin pun or some kind of red herring.)   
      
   Benjamin   
      
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