OOP: Re: [HPforGrownups] FLOOZY No.I - The Dumbledore Papers

[T.M. Sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 65965

B Arrowsmith wrote:
> 
> THE POTTER PROJECT
> 
> Performance Review and Evaluation of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian
> Dumbledore.

Sounds like typical bureaucratic CYA to me.  Either that, or it is a
fabrication by the enemy.  Notice the waffling at the end: even after
giving Dumbledore abysmal ratings for 5 years, the authors still don't
recommend his removal. 

> 2. The Stone Fiasco.
> 
> In addition to guarding the Subject, Dumbledore was also involved in
> the wider watch against Voldemorts return. He had taken into
> safe-keeping Mr Flamels Stone. Justifiably feeling that Gringotts Bank
> was no longer secure he effected its transfer to Hogwarts, presumably
> to ensure a more certain protection.
> 
> His own precautions proved to be just as lax,  there being not just
> one, but two penetrations of his security systems.
> 
> The first, by an adult wizard under the control and/or possession of
> Voldemort and employed by Dumbledore as the DADA teacher, brings into
> question, once again,  his Legilimancy skills.

Where is it claimed that Dumbledore can read everyone's mind?  And note
that Quirrell did not solve the mirror problem.  Had Potter not shown
up, he wouldn't have got it.
 
> The second, by three eleven year old untrained students, beggars
> belief. More so since one of the three was Potter, on whom he was
> supposedly keeping a watchful eye. Where was the much vaunted
> omniscience?

Typical strawman; no one has ever claimed that Dumbledore is omniscient.
Notice also that no one of the students could have gotten through on his
or her own, and that they did not have to deal with the troll at all.
 
> The Stone was an important artifact and of great value to Voldemort.
> Aware of its presence in Hogwarts, he naturally made every effort to
> acquire it. Gaining possession of the Stone had priority, the
> destruction or neutralisation of Potter a secondary but still desirable
> objective. This was fortunate; it was only the impatient eagerness of
> his servant to lay hands on the Stone that saved the situation. A
> wizard would normally have used spells to obtain the Stone from Potter.
> "Accio Stone!", "Imperio!" or even "Stupify!" - any of these and the
> Stone would have been lost. But while Quirrell was possessed by
> Voldemort, physical force could not work on the Subject.

It should be obvious that, once past the plant room, wand magic would no
longer work.  If it would work, then none of the obstacles would have
presented any problem: Accio the key; transfigure the chess pieces to
buttons; stupefy the troll; accio the correct potion; accio the stone. 
In fact, why not just accio the stone from outside and avoid all the
obstacles?