Alohomora and lockpicking

[Julie]

No: HPFGUIDX 23209

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark at b...> wrote:
 One could also argue that Dumbledore is 
> aware of all these goings on and allows and even orchestrates them 
to some extent, all to help Harry come into his own. But that's not a 
theory I particularly like. 

You know- Dumbledore- always seems to know what is going on but lets 
things happen and does things that to me indicates he has some 
foreknowledge as well- like placing the Mirror of Erised where Harry 
could find it then leaving it their until Harry figures out what it 
does- then he tells Harry he will not find it agian and to not bother 
looking.

I always get this Merlin feeling with Dumbledore- you know how Merlin 
knows what is going to happen because he has already been there- and 
just knows that you can't change the big things but can manipulate 
them a little by changing the little things- 

Dumbledore is never suprised about things the kids do- I think he is 
always aware of everything and intervenes only when he thinks it 
necessary to intervene- and then only after the kids have a chance to 
do what they are trying and either fail or succeed.

Dumbledore has a lot more powers than we have seen- he just doesn't 
use them- 

Julie