Dumbledore's Motive

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No: HPFGUIDX 40911


dantefyre2112 writes:
"What's bothering me is Dumbledore's timing as far as bringing the 
Philosopher's Stone to Hogwarts.  Did he know someone was planning on 
stealing it?  He probably guessed that the stone could be used to 
revive Voldemort from his weakened state - I mean, what else was it 
really good for (besides the whole near-immortality thing)?  But, if 
that's the case, why did he leave it in Gringotts for long?  Why 
wasn't it moved to Hogwarts right after Voldemort's defeat, when his 
followers were still floundering about?  For that matter, why wasn't 
it just destroyed?"

"...Unless, of course, Dumbledore DID know, just like he knew about 
Quirrell, and was looking for subtle a way to get Voldemort back in 
power. "

I think Dumbledore wanted to *revive* Voldemort--revive but not put 
back in power. In SS Harry says, "I think he knows more or less 
everything that goes on here." So I think Dumbledore and the faculty 
knows that Voldemort is after the Stone.

Now I really believe that Dumbledore is good but why would he want 
Voldemort revived? Because I think reviving him is the only way to 
finish him off. Dumbledore says in SS that they could always try and 
delay Voldemort's return but it will just be that, delaying. Hagrid 
said in GoF that he knew he would return and it was just a matter of 
time. In SS he also says "Some say he died. Codswallop in my opinion. 
Dunno if he had enough left human in him to die..." This 
explains "the gleam of something like triumph" in Dumbledore's eyes. 
Now that Voldemort's back in his human form, albeit stronger, he 
could now *die*.

The problem now is that The Parting of the Ways makes it more 
difficult to fight Voldemort. The Minister doesn't believe in 
Dumbledore. Plus add the fact that Dumbledore's allies include a 
werewolf, a fugitive from Azkaban (though Fudge isn't aware of this, 
yet...), a former Death Eater, half-giants etc.

So that's what I think. I don't think Dumbledore wants Voldemort back 
to power and Harry dead. He says "The only one against whom I intend 
to work is Lord Voldemort." And I believe him.

Ron S.