Here’s Why Harry Potter Shouldn’t Have Participated In The Triwizard Tournament!(Photo Credit –Prime video)

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Among the many high-stakes moments in the Harry Potter series, the Triwizard Tournament in the Goblet of Fire stands out as one of the most dangerous. Designed for students over the age of 17, it was infamous for its lethal tasks and history of fatalities. The idea of a fourth-year student being thrust into such an arena would seem not just unlikely, but downright reckless.

Yet that’s exactly what happened in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when Harry’s name emerged from the Goblet and the magical binding contract supposedly left him with no choice but to compete. What followed was a sequence of events that raised more questions than answers. The adults in Harry’s life, Dumbledore, Snape, Barty Crouch Sr., and others, seemed alarmed, but also unusually resigned.

Rather than challenging the validity of the Goblet’s decision or investigating how a minor ended up in a life-threatening competition, they proceeded as usual. Fans and readers alike have long accepted this decision as part of the narrative arc, but on closer inspection, the reasoning behind it collapses under logic.

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