Snape, Dumbledore and Harry with a side of MD (Was: The Dueling Club - an interp

[Grey Wolf]

No: HPFGUIDX 57893

Gomes Moor wrote:
> Me (Gomes Moor):
> I think I'm falling for Magic Dishwasher. I want to be convinced. I 
> think it's the only theory that can fill some major plot holes. But 
> I'm also a skeptic by nature, and I have many doubts. For instance, 
> if Dumbledore knows about the chamber, the basilisk and that Harry is 
> a parselmouth, why did he let things get so far out of hand, risking 
> the life of his students?
> 
> Gomes Moor

Dumbledore, according to MD, knows that the chamber exists, not where 
to find it, and knows that monster is a basilisk, but not how it moves 
around the castle. This isn't Dumbledore's plan. He couldn't stop it 50 
years ago, and he cannot stop it now, because he is looking for a 
needle in a haystack. He knows Voldemort has to be involved, but 
doesn't know how. And just how Darrin and I were discussing, Dumbledore 
isn't going to force a 12 year old into anything. If Harry wants to get 
involved, it has to be his decision. Dumbledore takes as many measures 
as possible to find the basilisk and protect the students, and I asume 
he made enquiries of his own, but he was missing a key piece - hearing 
the voice in the walls.

In short, he doesn't "allow" things to get out of hand. He isn't 
omniscient - he knows what is going on in general (i.e. there's a 
basilisk in the chamber of secrets) but none of the details. In effect, 
he has been pushed into a corner, just as it happened 50 years ago 
(even if the basilisk itself seems to be morally against killing except 
by accident - see posts about that in the archives). MD states that 
Dumbledore didn't see this one coming any more than he saw the 
Portkey!Cup twist in GoF. He could, of course, hope that Harry would 
find a way to stop the basilisk, and he tries to provided asistance as 
much as possible (assistance that Harry rejects, remember), but won't 
override Harry's right to make his own decisions. It is still 
suspicious, as always, that Harry is introduced to the most useful 
thing in a fight against a basilisk - the phoenix, with his ability to 
fight it, the intelligence to peck out the eyes and the tears to cure 
the venom.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf, who will gladly welcome Gomes to the MD comunity if he 
decides to join it