Dumb(ledore) Like a Fox

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No: HPFGUIDX 119998


I think we can all agree that Dumbledore has a plan given the 
statement made by him in OOP: "Five years ago, then, [
] you arrived 
at Hogwarts, neither as happy nor as well nourished as I would have 
liked
but as normal a boy as I could have hoped under the 
circumstances. Thus, far, my plan was working well. 
Also

"I cared about you too much, [
] I cared more for you happiness than 
your knowing the truth, more for your peace of mind than my plan, 
more for your life than the lives that might be lost if the plan 
failed." 

I'm fairly certain that Dumbledore had a masterful plan. Like all 
good strategists, Dumbledore would have examined every person 
involved in Harry's life from the moment he suspected Harry to be the 
prophecy child. Dumbledore orchestrated his plan according to allies 
and possible enemies in sheep's clothing.  

The first Voldy war was in full bloom with many casualties and 
possibly some who appeared to be killed but was cleverly removed for 
later use as a spy. As in Pettigrew's case, if you appear to be dead 
no one would suspect you. There are two persons pictured in the first 
Order who have not truly been accounted for: Benjy Fenwick and 
Caradoc Dearborn. Caradoc Dearborn vanished and Benjy copped it very 
similar to Pettigrew; they "only ever found bits" of Benjy compared 
to "a few fragments" of Peter. Peter's death was a fake why not 
Benjy. In fact, lets go one further and say that Benjy took Peter's 
place before Peter met Sirius in the street. How could Benjy appear 
to look like Peter? Metamorphmagus. Next is the question of rarity of 
a metamorphmagus but squibs are also rare and there are two of them 
to date that we know of.  


Many questions could be answered if Benjy were now playing the Peter 
role but as a spy for Dumbledore:

(1) It would surely explain why Dumbledore was as calm as he was when 
Harry was distraught over Peter's escape in POA. (Unless Peter is now 
Benjy) 
(2) It would also explain the unnatural strength of character on 
Peter's part to question Voldemort over which wizard to use in his 
attempt at a new body. (Not one of the death-eaters would have been 
so bold as to question the wants and ways of Voldemort let alone 
Peter)
(3) It would explain why the wimpy Peter we had believed him to be 
could now cut off his own hand to bring back Voldemort bodily. (I 
have to add that I don't believe Voldemort can be killed unless he is 
brought back to a solid "mortal" being therefore it was necessary to 
be of assistance) 
(4) It would explain why Pettigrew was so gentle in taking a bit of 
Harry's blood rather than mutilating him for it like he had just done 
to himself. (The recipe only asked for blood, no specific amount, and 
yet Peter only took a dribble)
(5) It would also give credence as to why Cedric asked Harry to take 
his body back (Voldemort was bundled up at the time of the AK and 
could not actually see what had happened only heard what had (?) 
happened and Harry's scar was searing with pain so he didn't actually 
see what happened either. Cedric may look like he is dead but he may 
not be
first there was a swishing noise and then the voice which 
called out the AK. As we have seen in the fight at the DOM, Dolohov 
was voiceless when he threw the disabling curse at Hermione. Why 
couldn't the swishing noise represent a silent spell?) 
(6) It would also explain why Sirius was taken to Azkaban rather than 
given the dementors kiss for killing the Potters. (Dumbledore had 
Sirius framed to go to Azkaban for his own protection or he may have 
still been suspect or too much of a liability, similar to Dumbledore 
keeping Sirius locked in Grimmald Place for what Dumbledore thought 
was his own good)
(7) It would explain why the Peter in school that was described as 
not being in the same league as James and Sirius and hopeless at 
dueling appears to be a totally different character capable of 
outsmarting Sirius in the street with a pre-meditated plan. (Even 
Voldemort reminiscing in the graveyard notices that Peter appears to 
have been different:   "Wormtail- displaying a presence of mind I 
would never have expected from him-")


I think Dumbledore's plans and protections are quite lengthy and 
involve many characters. We know that Dumbledore had more than one 
spy, according to Fudge in The Three Broomsticks, but the only one 
that has been introduced openly is Snape. 


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