How much does Dumbledore know.

[Diana]

No: HPFGUIDX 87064

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Tanya Swaine <swaine.t at x> 
wrote:
> Was reading GOF again the other day, and this bit of information 
jumped out 
> at me.
> Dumbledore had rescued Harry from Moody fake, and was ordering the 
others 
> round.
> Before he knew who the fake was, he had Winky sent for, while they 
waited 
> for the
> polyjuice to wear off.  That has me wondering, just how lucky a 
guess was that.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Tanya

Diana replies:
   Since Dumbledore didn't hear what Crouch Sr. said, here's what 
Harry told Dumbledore Crouch Sr. said:
"Said he wants to warn you...said he's done something terrible...he 
mentioned his son...and Bertha Jorkins...and - and 
Voldemort...something about Voldemort getting stronger...." 
   Dumbledore knew that that was not Alastor Moody as soon as Moody 
took Harry away from the outside of the maze, so he began to 
speculate who it really was.  All he knew for sure was that the 
impersonator must have put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire and 
had just attempted to kill Harry.  From the time it took him to 
leave the Diggorys and go to Harry's aid in the castle, he put all 
the pieces together.  
He probably started thinking about his memories of Crouch Jr.s trial 
and specifically the reaction of Crouch's wife as their son was 
condemned to Azkaban.  He'd recall the fact that Crouch Sr.s wife 
died a very private death a very short time after their son died in 
prison  So he pieced that together with what Crouch Sr. had said, 
especially about mentioning his son, who Dumbledore remembers Crouch 
publicly declaring NOT his son.  Then he also considered the 
strange "papery-thin" appearance of Crouch Sr. and his odd behavior 
at Hogwarts and his just as sudden disappearance from work and his 
mysterious illness.  Dumbledore would probably conclude that Crouch 
Sr.'s behavior tallies with someone under the Imperious Curse.  He'd 
also figure that Crouch Sr. wouldn't say some unknown DE taking him 
over with the Imperious was his own fault and so concluded that it 
must be someone close to Crouch, like his wife or son.  

Dumbledore is obviously incredibly good with remembering small 
details and putting them together to get the big picture when he has 
all the pieces identified and patterns figured out.  He is Sherlock 
Holmes of the wizarding world.     

Diana L.