Catching Up - MAGIC DISHWASHER

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No: HPFGUIDX 45359

I know these questions are not asked directly to me but...

Pippen asked:
>>Are you saying that instead of what was right, Dumbledore chose what
was easy, trusting to his own power and knowledge to protect Harry
better than Sirius' love?<<

Seems, Sirius's love becomes over blinded at time.  If Sirius really
loved (i.e. felt the need to protect) Harry, he would not of be rash
and gone after Peter.

You must also remember at the time of the Potter's death, Dumbledore
thought Sirius was the secret keeper; therefore, he betrayed his love
of the Potters.  Dumbledore took Harry under his wing because of all
this.  Besides, it has been said that Voldemort only feared
Dumbledore.  I see no reason why Dumbledore would not think that he
was more capable of protecting Harry than Sirius even when he knew
that Sirius was completely innocent.

After the shrieking shack, what situation was Black in to protect
Harry?  He had let Dumbledore down once before, so even though
Dumbledore is a trusting wizard, it is the wiser move to keep Harry in
the "safe house" Dumbledore has constructed for Harry, which has never
been foiled.  This way, Harry is still in the dark about all the
protection he is under and Dumbledore has a closer watch on Harry.
Black may still be perceived falsely as a dark wizard, but this is not
the time *yet* to right all wrongs.  This is war.


Next question posed by Pippen:
>>Is a Dumbledore who would allow an innocent man to be pursued by
Dementors really more realistic or consistent than one who wouldn't,
even for a moment, permit a guilty person to suffer a moment of
well-deserved embarrassment?<<

I think Dumbledore is one to see the repercussions of his actions
before he acts.  If there is nothing good to be gained from an action,
then why do it in the first place.  He gives second chances where they
are due when he sees a true sense of repentance or innocence behind
the actions.  Snape and Hagrid both are examples of this.  We have no
example of Dumbledore blindly giving people a chance just because they
are human.  He sees their heart and trusts their eyes.  Ok that sounds
a bit mystical, which is not what I meant.

Let me try to explain, Dumbledore knows that something terribly wrong
happened with the Potter's Fidelius Charm.  Dumbledore knows that
Sirius was a major player in the pre-planning and, as far as
Dumbledore knew, was the secret keeper.  Now, Dumbledore could of
wondered whether Sirius was in fact *the* secret keeper for the
Potters.  He did know Sirius and his passion/love quite well, but the
fact that the charm went wrong does looks bad on Sirius since he was
so involved in the whole process.  Whatever decisions transpired on
Black's part were not chosen wisely.

Therefore, even if Dumbledore knew Peter was Scabbers and knew that
Sirius wasn't the Potter's secret keeper, he still had enough reason
to believe that there for foul play from Sirius.  Until Dumbledore sat
down and talked to Sirius, I believe that Dumbledore did not know the
whole truth about Black and which side he was playing.  When
Dumbledore did sit down and chat, I do believe he did see and
discovered Black was on the level.  Saw those puppy eyes so
honest...so hurting...<grin>   After he knew Black was completely
innocent, then he *protected* him from the dementors.


Third question from Pippen:
>>>For someone who isn't omniscient, DISHWASHER Dumbledore seems
arrogantly sure of himself. How can he know that no other wizard will
be able to hold off Voldemort?<<<

Generals of war must be a bit arrogant.  By looking over the plans,
getting council, finding out what the enemy wants, they are able to
make stronger decisions to stop the war.  It is this collaboration of
information and people that Dumbledore commands.

Frankly, it seems General Dumbledore *knows* no other wizard is able
to hold Voldemort off, because no other wizard is up to the task.  He
is the only one.  Besides, everyone looks up to Dumbledore, so if he
doesn't fight Voldemort, then in the eyes of Mom and Pop Wizard, who
can?  He is their Superman...wait...or is that Harry?


Last question from Pippen:
>>How can he know that Voldemort can either find a way to duplicate
the Sorcerer's Stone, though no one has managed to do it in 600 some
odd years, or create for himself an invulnerable body, though no one's
ever done that either?<<

Well, I don't think Dumbledore is worried about Voldemort recreating
the stone.  If Voldie could, he would of already.  What Dumbledore
knows is that Voldemort needs is a body.  With this knowledge,
Dumbledore can create a plan that gives his side an advantage that
Voldemort will not see.  That is what Dumbledore wants; that is the
crux of MD.


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