Of Dishwashers and Animagi

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 39855

Pippin wrote:
> Much as I am enjoying all the Machievellian machinations of the 
> Magic Dishwasher, I think I have found a theory-killer. If 
> Dumbledore knew all about the Marauders' animagi forms, why, 
> in the name of all wizardry, wouldn't he have told the ministry 
> about Sirius during the first puppy-hunt, 12 years before? At that 
> point he, like everyone else, wanted Sirius *found.* 
>
> Pippin

Excuse me, but how is that a theory killer? There is no direct relation 
between Sirius dog-form and MAGIC DISHWASHER that I can think off, and 
I just wrote the re-cap post! Nonetheless, the info you're talking 
about wasn't necessary to capture Sirius: they found him in the middle 
of a big crater, surronded by dead people, laughing. Is not as if he 
had tried to keep a low profile by hiding in his dog form.

If Dumbledore didn't tell the MoM inmediately, he lost the opportunity, 
and since in the dishwasher we're talking about and underhanded war 
which will be won by the side that has the best bluffs and keeps more 
info from the other, I don't think Dumbledore would have volunteered 
the information at a point where half the ministry was working for or 
Imperioed by Voldemort's forces.

At any rate, I'm with Amy when she says:
> I've also long since lost track of how this connects to MAGIC
> DISHWASHER, but I'm having fun with it anyway.
>
> Amy

Naama wrote:
> But why would Dumbledore have kept quite about [their animagi forms] 
> then? I mean, you have quite a nice theory about why he has to keep 
> silent now, but why keep silent *then*? According to your scenario, 
> Dumbledore knows that four teenagers that are under his charge, are 
> breaking the law while putting themselves and others at risk. 
> Breaking the law, mind you, not just school rules. Hermione is 
> shocked when she hears of this and Lupin agrees with her completely - 
> it was very dangerous and foolhardy. While we can forgive a bunch of 
> teenagers for foolhardiness, should we forgive a headmaster for 
> allowing it to continue?
> 
> If Dumbledore had known about the Marauders, I'm sure he would have 
> put a stop to the whole thing immediately. He wouldn't have allowed a 
> werewolf to wander about and he wouldn't have allowed students to 
> perform illegal magic.  
> 
> Naama

Why did Dumbledore allow a werewolf into the school? I'm sure it's much 
more illegal that than a few unregistered animagi (which seems to be a 
common crime). The animgi transformations allowed Lupin, for the first 
time, to have some real friends, which is what Dumbledore had been 
looking for all along when he admited him.

Dumbledore trusted the boys' good sense, and knew they were not going 
to allow Lupin to harm someone. We also know that he is, at least, 
tolerant with the sort of petty crimes that happen at a boarding school 
(such as someone going to the kitchens to steal). The fact that James/
Harry uses a invisibility cape (which I don't think is too legal 
either) doesn't bother Dumbledore either, and there is not much 
difference between the animagi forms and the invisibility cape. What 
worries Hermione and Lupin is not the animagi, is having a werewolf 
roam the school, and we know that Sirius and James could control him on 
each on their own, so when both Sirius and James were both transformed 
I don't think there was that much danger.

Anyway, I think Dumbledore actively searched for the headmaster 
position (or used it once he had got it) so he could select the boys he 
needed for his war against Voldemort (pick them from the tree, if all 
the apples in the basket are rotten, so to speak), and he could 
understand the possibilities of having the group as unregistered 
animgi.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf