Professor DUMB-ledore (GOF Chapter 17, The Four Champions)
This week, join your Harry Potter friends by putting on your detective caps and trying to figure out who put Harry\u2019s name in the Goblet of Fire. And while you\u2019re at it, can you call Ron a WAMBULANCE, please?\n\nChapter-by-Chapter continues with Goblet of Fire, Chapter 17: The Four Champions\n\n7-Word Summary: Cedric fails to be the only Champion\n\nMain Discussion #1: WHO PUT YA NAME IN DA GOBLET OF FIYAH?!\n\nThe hosts do their best Dumbledore impersonations\n\nOur primary suspects: Ludo Bagman, Igor Karkaroff and Mad-Eye Moody\n\nWhy is Ludo behaving so mysteriously? Could Karkaroff be using the power of deflection? How is nobody picking up on what Moody/Crouch Jr.'s is putting down?\n\nDumbledore asks Harry if he had another student put his name in on his behalf\u2026 WHAT?! Talk about the easiest way ever to break the rules!\n\nOther suspects include: Barty Crouch Sr, Severus Snape and... Madam Maxime?!\n\nHow delicious is this moment for Barty Crouch Jr.?\n\nMini Discussion: The Magical Contract\n\nDo we think it's fair Harry has to compete in this tournament? What does a magical contract with the Goblet of Fire actually entail?\n\nAre we to assume some level of sentience for the Goblet of Fire, similar to The Sorting Hat? Is the Goblet of Fire tracking performance in every task?\n\nWhat\u2019s the penalty for failing to compete? Would Harry die? Was this the precursor to The Unbreakable Vow?\n\nMain Discussion 2: The Backlash\n\nShould Karkaroff and Maxime really \u201cfear\u201d Harry\u2019s inclusion in the Triwizard Tournament?\n\nSnape continues to take shots at Harry's expense. Why is he even in the room?\n\nHow do we feel about Ron\u2019s response?\xa0\n\nNext week: Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18: The Weighing of the Wands\n\nQuizzitch: Rita Skeeter\u2019s Quick Quotes Quill first describes her by using which adjective?\n\nVisit\xa0MuggleCast.com\xa0for episode transcripts, social media links, our full episode archive, our favorite episodes, and to contact us!\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices