Not-so-omniscient Dumbledore??

[goldie034]

No: HPFGUIDX 31343

Cats wrote:

> The problem though is that Dumbledore knew that Lupin was a danger 
> to other students. This is the whole point of the whomping willow  
> and the shrieking shack. Now if he knew that Lupin's 3 best friends 
> were somehow circumventing the precautions taken and having monthly 
> adventures shouldn't he have tried to put a stop to it for their   
> own safety? 


Not necessarily.  Dumbledore seems to be pretty lax on students.  I 
mean, Harry seems to be able to get into a lot of trouble which 
Dumbledore seems to know all about at the end of the novels.

Now, whether or not he (Dumbledore) knows about the Marauders and 
their Animagi status... I would think if he knew, he'd keep it a 
secret until (or unless) it became necessary to tell someone else.  
Dumbledore seems like a person EVERYONE trusts with their secrets 
(with the exception of Drace Malfoy, of course... <grin> ).  

Also, Dumbledore seems to know what side the Marauders will fight on 
in any upcoming battles (especially considering their rivalry with 
Snape and Malfoy...)  Has anyone heard of secret weapons or spies 
before? <raised eyebrow>  Having unregistered Animagis would be 
useful during a war.

As for why Sirius Black can sneak onto Hogswarts... doesn't it say in 
one of the books that (either PoA or GoF, I think) that Sirius told 
the Potters, AND DUMBLEDORE to change their secret keeper to 
Wormtail?  Or did I misread that?  It never says how many wizards you 
need to make a secret keeper... only that only the secret keeper 
knows where the secret-keepie(s) are hiding.  If that is the case, 
then Dumbledore would have known Sirius was innocent, and wouldn't 
have bothered to secure the grounds against him.

Which brings up the question why didn't he stop Sirius from being 
thrown in prison.  the only answer I can give for that would be that 
Fudge (or another MoM) wouldn't have believed the story.  After all, 
it does seem flimsy if you look at it without inside perspective.  
Why WOULD the Potters change their secret-keeper from their best 
friend (and great wizard) to Wormtail?  Plus, with Wormtail's 
stunning "death" - witnessed by Muggles and wizards alike, it would 
seem like a cover up... I think Dumbledore had no choice but to let 
Sirius get locked up, and I'm pretty sure he has regreted it ever 
since.

Just my two knuts...

~Jeni~

"The Stone was really not such a wonderful thing.  As much money and 
life as you want!  The two things most humans beings wold choose 
above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing 
precisely those things that are worst for them."

"Always use the proper name for things.  Fear of a name increases 
fear of the thing itself."