Dumbledore dislodged

[L Ellyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 79476

I'm fairly new to the group.  First I discovered the Leaky Cauldron, which led me to Nimbus 2003, and that led me to HPFGU.  I've been reading the posts for the past month, and the rules, and think I'm getting the hang of it enough to try my first post.  A special hello to Dicey - my house elf.

I did search for this topic and didn't find it.  I was talking to a friend about what we liked about the book.  I loved Chapter 26 of  Order of the Phoenix where Dumbledore took credit for creating DD's Army.   After that conversation, I re-read that chapter alone and literally gasped out loud - "This was never resolved!"  Understand that I have read this book twice thus far and did not see it.  I think it is a credit to JKR's writing that we get so involved with Sirius's death and the prophecy that we missed this.  

It reminds me of a passing comment by Dumbledore that leads to the Room of Requirement.  I have a gut feeling that this little comment will be important in the next two books.  It is after Dumbledore has knocked the MOM folks out that McGonagall says on page 622 of OoP, 

    "Where will you go Dumbledore?", whispered Professor McGonagall, " "Grimmauld Place?"

    "Oh no," said Dumbledore with a grim smile, "I am not leaving to go into hiding.  Fudge will soon wish he'd never dislodged me from Hogwarts, I promise you ....."

This sounds pretty threatening to me.  Notice the grim smile and the ominous "I promise you...."  Nor have I found any other hints or resolutions in the rest of the book.  Hence why I am posting it to see if some of the other sharp-eyed readers can thread together what this means.

My first thought was that it had something to do with the Goblins as the MOM has such a dismal history with them.  They are mentioned often, but we don't quite get the full story.  My gut feeling is that this will segue into an in-depth story regarding the Goblins.

Secondly, I jumped to the 'Ron as Seer' posts in my mind.  Could Dumbledore dislodge Fudge and make Arthur Weasley Minister of Magic?   Fun thought.


Gadfly McLellyn

Gadfly = a stinging insect that annoys domesticated animals.  I hope I am stinging you into putting your thinking caps on. 





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