How Did Dumbledore Get Past the Flames? (WAS: The Potions inconsistency)

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 47652

I initially posited:

>In addition, Dumbledore needed a way to get in there when he arrived
>to save Harry. Unless the bottle refilled itself, he would have had
>to have found another way to brave the flames.

And bboy_mn responded:

>Well, I believe that Quirrell by-passed most of the enchantments by
>using inside information. So it logically follows that since
>Dumbledore was the mastermind behind all this, he also knew how to
>by-pass all the enchantments. Dumbledore didn't need the potions,
>because he had Snape's counter-charm that disabled the trap.

and Melody added:

>Well, he could of conjured up another potion or known the secret 
>brick to hit to get past faster. The obstacles are, after all, his 
>brain child. Or even better, Dumbledore, knowing what was coming, 
>had the black flames potion already prepared in the folds of his 
>robe. Hey, Quirrell could of done that too actually. Another proof 
>to there only being one dose period in the bottle.

Now me again:

This interchange gave me a thought – what if Snape brewed up extra 
batches of the potion and gave some to Dumbledore in case he needed 
to quickly get into the room with the Stone? And, for those of us who 
believe Snape is Ever-so-Evil (I think this is a grand total of one, 
including myself), perhaps Snape also gave some of the potion to 
Quirrell.

~Phyllis