The Mirror and the Heart

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 105363

> SSSusan:
> > I guess I see it as DD keeping a close enough eye on things (from
> > his mysterious, behind-the-scenes-SOMEHOW-seeing-everything
> > position) that he [or his designate--McG? Snape?] would have 
> > stepped in if Harry got into too much trouble. Maybe that's 
making 
> > DD out to be too omnipresent, but I like the story. :-)
> > <snip>


> Neri:
> > I tend to side with Jen on this. Here is what DD had to say 
about 
> > it in OotP (Ch. 37):
> > -------------------------------------------------
> >     'And then . . . well, you will remember the events of your 
> > first year at Hogwarts quite as clearly as I do. You rose 
> > magnificently to the challenge that faced you and sooner — much 
> > sooner — than I had anticipated, you found yourself face to face 
> > with Voldemort. 
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > So unless you believe DD liesoutright, he didn't plan for 
Harry's 
> > confrontation with Voldy in SS/PS. Could he plan the only 
> > mirror/stone part without knowing about LV? I guess he could, if 
> > he thought Quirrell is trying to get the stone for himself, but 
> > personally I don't think so.
  
 
> SSSusan:
> Aw, shucks.  Two of my favorite posters don't like my theory.  
It's 
> no wonder I don't do much theorizing. ;-)
> 
> Actually, Neri, I had considered that speech of DD's.  I think DD 
> may have known something was up w/ QUIRRELL wanting to get the 
stone 
> (for himself or for Voldy), but NOT that Voldy was attached, right 
> there, to his head.  I think that part *did* surprise him.  But I 
> think it's possible that he knew Quirrell was after the stone.

Jen: Hey, I was just about to write back and be waffly! I was 
thinking about the nature of the WW, and how the rules are different 
for children dealing with danger at an early age. I still don't 
think DD set up the 7 tasks strictly for Harry, but he does allow 
Harry to experience the WW pretty much on his own, unless Harry is 
in imminent danger AND Dumbledore happens to know about the danger & 
can get to the situation quickly (i.e., the MOM).

SSSusan:
> As an aside, is it possible that Snape shared his suspicions of 
> Quirrell with DD, or do you think Severus kept that to himself?  
If 
> the latter, why is that?

Jen: I don't get this part at all. Why did DD & Co. set up 
protection on the stone if they didn't think someone was after it? 
Snape knew pretty early on Quirrell was searching for the stone and 
yet he's allowed to hang out at Hogwarts, within walking distance of 
the stone. Go figure.

Jen, noting she & Susan *disagreed* on something, not an everyday 
event for sure :).