Omniscient Dumbledore (WAS: Well I searched the FAQ and didn't see this so)

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 46402

Julie "jastrangfeld" wrote:

> Dumbledore looks at his watch and sees that Hagrid is late.  A lot 
> of us assume that somehow Harry has been added to this mysterious 
> watch.  So when the MOM was combing the countryside for Harry, did 
> Dumbledore know he was on the bus heading for London?  Did he send 
> Fudge there?  Did Dumbledore not see that Harry was being watched 
> by Sirius?  Perhaps it didn't list Harry in danger because Sirius 
> meant no harm?

Now me:

We don't know for sure, but it does seem as if Dumbledore has a way 
of knowing where Harry is at all times.  In CoS, he knows that Harry 
has arrived at the Burrow after being rescued in the Anglia by Gred 
and Forge (and sends his Hogwarts letter there instead of to Privet 
Dr.).  And I don't think the Weasleys told him, based on this 
statement by Molly Weasley in Ch. 4: "Dumbledore already knows you're 
here, Harry - doesn't miss a trick, that man."

I believe Dumbledore sent the Knight Bus to pick up Harry (in PoS) 
and told Fudge to wait for Harry at the Leaky Cauldron.  Harry really 
didn't call the Knight Bus - it just showed up for him when he needed 
it.  And Fudge tells Harry that the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad 
was dispatched "several hours ago" to puncture Aunt Marge - 
Dumbledore must have known about that, too (since the squad was 
dispatched before Harry told anyone that he had blown up his aunt).

My theory is that this is all part of the "ancient magic" that's 
protecting Harry.  I have a theory that the ancient magic is related 
to Harry being Gryffindor's heir.  I also have a theory that Fawkes 
was once Gryffindor's phoenix, and since Fawkes is now Dumbledore's 
phoenix, perhaps Dumbledore obtains his intelligence about Harry 
through Fawkes.  We won't know for sure until JKR tells us, of course.

As for Harry seing Sirius' animagus in Magnolia Crescent - well, 
immediately after this spotting, the Knight Bus arrives to rescue 
Harry.  I don't think that was a coincidence!

~Phyllis