Riddle and Astronomy

[gr8lake5]

No: HPFGUIDX 43604

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Heather Gauen <
miss_dumblydore at y...> wrote:
> Just a couple of questions-
> As always, sorry if these've been brought up before ;)
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Off on a similar tangent, in SS, why are the only
> teachers to put protections on the stone the teachers
> that Harry has, *with the exception of Sinistra*? (I'm
> not counting Binns here because he's a ghost.)
> Wouldn't it have been a more effective obstacle course
> if every teacher had done something, not just a select
> few?  
> 
> Okay, thoughts here would be much appreciated!
> 
> Heather, who had a dream last night that I was
> captured by Lord Voldemort, then he suddenly turned
> into my calculus teacher. Coincidence? I think not :)

ME:

While you make a good point that more obstacles make for 
better protection, there is a problem with doing that.  If every 
teacher helped to protect the stone, then every teacher would 
know about it being at Hogworts, and if Dumbledore is trying to 
keep it's whereabouts unknown, then the fewer people that know 
where it is the better.  And if you look at who he did trust enough 
to tell them, it makes sense that those were the teachers he 
chose. 

McGonagall , Snape, Sprout, and Flitwick: all are Heads of 
Houses.  One would assume that in order to hold such a 
position, Dumbledore must trust you.   

Hagrid: Dumbledore says that he "would trust Hagrid with [his] 
life" (SS Paperback, 14).  It's then logical to assume that 
Dumbledore would also trust Hagrid with the stone.  

Quirrell: As DADA teacher it would make sense that he helps to 
protect the Stone from Voldemort.  That's what good DADA 
teachers are supposed to be able to do.

So, essentially, Dumbledore used the fewest teachers he could 
and choose only the ones he know he could trust.  Of course, we 
know now he shouldn't have trusted Quirrell, but maybe that's 
why he added the Mirror or Erised at the end-- to make Quirrell 
think Dumbledore trusted Quirrell and not get suspicious.


~Erie