Minerva McGonagall: Put an end to it. Don't let Potter compete.

Albus Dumbledore: You heard Barty. The rules are clear.

Minerva McGonagall: Well, the devil with Barty and his rules. And since when did you accommodate the Ministry?

Severus Snape: Headmaster, I, too, find it difficult to believe this mere coincidence. However, if we are to truly discover the meaning of these events... perhaps we should, for the time being... let them unfold.

Minerva McGonagall: What...? Do nothing? Offer him up as bait? Potter is a boy, not a piece of meat.