Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows discussion thread (SPOILERS)

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1. Port keys somehow didnt work while not in the maze

obv not true as evidenced by the portkey at the quidditch world cup


No, we're saying the portkeys may not work under the protecting magical spells of Hogwarts, not that they ONLY work inside the maze.

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In OotP, after Harry sees Mr. Weasley in a dream on the verge of death, DD sends the Weasley kids plus Harry to 12 Grimmauld place using a portkey from his office.