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   Benjamin Esham to Timothy Bruening   
   Re: Goblet of Fire: Harry Potter's entry   
   02 Aug 20 12:46:15   
   
   From: usenet@esham.io   
      
   Timothy Bruening wrote:   
      
   > On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 12:09:27 PM UTC-7, Benjamin Esham wrote:   
   >> 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?   
   >>   
   >> [snip]   
   >>   
   >> (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.)   
   >   
   > If there had been a 4th school on that paper, wouldn't Dumbledore have   
   > noticed it and called it out?   
      
   That’s exactly what I’m saying: all of the evidence in the books suggests   
   that Moody must have entered Harry’s name under a fourth school, so it’s   
   very odd that no one ever mentioned the name of that school.   
      
   Benjamin   
      
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