DISHWASHER Objection

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 45193

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Grey Wolf" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> > All Dumbledore had to do was have an agent keep a secret 
> > watch on the graveyard. Dobby would be ideal. He can  conceal 
> > himself and and he can transport himself instantly to Hogwarts. 
> > Dobby could have reported to Dumbledore as soon as the 
> > re-embodiment was begun. 
> 
<snip scenario of Dumbledore killing Voldemort as soon as V. is 
disembodied>

> Any agent sent by Dumbledore wouldn't have been able to pass 
undetected 
> for such a long time. Besides, the gathering didn't necessary have 
to 
> happen in the graveyard: Peter could have sneaked in with a 
shovel, 
> take a sample and left, and any agent around wouldn't have dared 
follow 
> him (and if he did, he'd soon join Frank in death, whatever excuse 
he 
> would use). And, of course, Dumbledore cannot risk that Voldemort 
> starts asking questions about the potion. He wants him to use it 
by 
> making it the easiest option (as if he knew nothing about it).

I think that Dobby (pippin's suggested candidate) could pass 
undetected pretty much indefinitely.  House elves are small, good at 
keeping thimselves hidden, possess a powerful magic of their own, 
and can Apparate even within anti-apparition wards.  I'm sure he 
could successfully follow Pettigrew from the graveyard, or at the 
very least alert Dumbledore that Peter has picked up some bone of 
father and left.

Even if we accept the idea that the WW's most powerful wizard (and 
most cunning anti-terrorist spymaster) is absolutely incapable of 
setting up prolonged surveillance in a spot where he *knows* a major 
world-changing event is going to take place, Pippin's objection 
raises the question of what, exactly, Dumbledore is planning to do 
when Voldemort goes through with the potion.  Having an elaborate 
advance plan leading to Vodlemort's re-embodiment only makes sense 
if a) you have some way of knowing when it happens; and b) you plan 
to actually *do* something specific when it happens.  And whatever 
it is, you have to do it fast, since an embodied Voldemort is an 
immediate danger not just to Harry, but to the entire WW.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com