Dumbledore Dilemmas

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 54756

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatlit2003" <hieya at h...> 
wrote:
> 7. Why did Dumbledore let Harry face Voldie at the end of Book 1? 
> Harry later told Ron and Hermione that he felt that Dumbledore knew 
> everything that was going on, and he thought Harry had the right to 
> face Voldie. Isn't it a bit risky to allow an 11 year old to face a 
> powerful Dark Wizard?

Dumbledore knew that Harry's wand is brother to Voldemort's AND what 
that means. And, Voldemort wasn't all *that* powerful. Still, I don't 
know if letting Harry to do it is what he did. He did forbid the 
third floor (and just giving Harry the invisible cloak doesn't mean 
he'd *allow* Harry to go there); there was Fluffy to guard the 
entrance - then you had to be able to make yourself relax on 
Devilsnore, get that key and trough the door, win at chess, solve a 
riddle and finally, show that you only want to *find* the stone! (One 
thing Voldemort couldn't have done!)...

> 8. Why did Dumbledore allow Harry to compete in the Tournament, 
> especially since he was "reading the signs" like Sirius said? 

No he didn't Allow it - ageline would have kept Harry out - the 
Goblet did. And binding magical contract had already bound Harry to 
Tournament, so Dumbledore was NOT making decision here.

> 9. Why didn't DD investigate who put Harry's name into the Goblet?

How do we know he didn't? And even so, he probably trusted the Auror 
Moody to do it for him, as aurors DO such thing all the time?

-- Finwitch