I was further listening to GoF last night and the subject of Maxime's and Karkaroff's untrustworthiness is explored again in the talk between Moody and Harry, after Harry tells Cedric about the dragons. Moody says something along the lines of, "I kept telling Dumbledore he can be as high-minded as he likes, Maxime and Karkaroff won't. They want to win. They want to beat Dumbledore. They want to prove he's only human". At this point it is a mere assumption that Maxime and Karkaroff would tell their champions. And even though it's in fact Crouch and not Moody speaking, I think this reflects exactly Hogwarts' attitude towards the other Heads of school.
I don't think it was Hogwarts being preferential so much as Harry and Dumbledore getting what they want because they basically rule JKR's world...
Yes, and this is why this particular passage grates on my nerves. It's not merely that Harry and Dumbledore want to win; it's that Rowling characterises Maxime and Karkaroff as not trustworthy without giving any logical explanation as to the why. It's widely unnecessary, too; the plot would not have been any different if Maxime and Karkaroff had been given the information. Harry would still be able to stumble across the dragons and tell Cedric because of Hogwarts solidarity - and I would have been spared the annoyance about stupid discrimination!
Dumbledore is the Exposition Fairy. I'm fairly sure if you stripped him down and searched him you'd find curled-toe boots, wings, and Plot Dust.
And this is why he should die. Because while you need an Exposition Fairy in children's literature, adults can be trusted to understand the plot and draw the right conclusions themselves.
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I don't think it was Hogwarts being preferential so much as Harry and Dumbledore getting what they want because they basically rule JKR's world...
Yes, and this is why this particular passage grates on my nerves. It's not merely that Harry and Dumbledore want to win; it's that Rowling characterises Maxime and Karkaroff as not trustworthy without giving any logical explanation as to the why. It's widely unnecessary, too; the plot would not have been any different if Maxime and Karkaroff had been given the information. Harry would still be able to stumble across the dragons and tell Cedric because of Hogwarts solidarity - and I would have been spared the annoyance about stupid discrimination!
Dumbledore is the Exposition Fairy. I'm fairly sure if you stripped him down and searched him you'd find curled-toe boots, wings, and Plot Dust.
And this is why he should die. Because while you need an Exposition Fairy in children's literature, adults can be trusted to understand the plot and draw the right conclusions themselves.