24 hours - again

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 103106

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote: 

> Conversely Minerva, on her own initiative, arrives at Privet Drive  
> early in the morning and waits for something to happen. Very  strange.  
> It was term-time (Halloween), but she leaves her teaching duties and 
> chooses to sit in a cold street for 16 hours or so on the basis of what 
> she calls rumours, rumours she can only have heard very  early that 
> morning.

I have not read or posted here in a while now, but here is my take.
Hagrid, Diggle, McGonnagal... They were all members of the original
OOP I believe. Likely Dumbledore was not at Hogwarts when the attack
happened but at the headquarters (whereever that may have been) and
notified the members on hand what happened then summoned Hagrid to get
the baby (from whom McGonnagal would get a sketchy report). Diggle
probably was there and that was how the news and fireworks started.

How did Dumbledore know? I don't have the books handy, but in SS he
consults a clock with 12 hands to the whereabout of Hagrid. We have
seen a clock like that at the Weasleys - with a hand representing
where and in what state each Weasley is at any time. It is reasonable
to assume that DD has a similar clock programmed to the 12 most
critical people he needs to keep track of, namely, the Potters, Hagrid
and ...? So he finds out what happens right away and appoints Hagrid
to get the baby. Hagrid is the best person for the job because he is
so physically powerfull, seems to be pretty immune to hostile spells
(see OOP) and he trusts him above all others.

> Odderer and  odderer -  she's been here all day and doesn't know why. A 
> case of a "Go to Privet  Drive and don't  ask questions," instruction 

I think she heard he was going there second hand from Hagrid. That
would make sense if Hagrid and McGonnagal were at school but
Dumbledore was elsewhere. Hagrid probably just told her where they'd
meet but not when (remember he is quite distractable in the best of
times let alone at such a summons).

> Dunno about you, but  I find it suspicious that DD knows so much. 
> Firstly he knows were Harry's non-magical sole relatives are and 
> decides to dump Harry on them - arranges it all within a *very* short 
> time of the news breaking. I sniff forward planning here. That  he knew 
> (or suspected) what might happen to the Potters in advance and made 
> plans accordingly. But I would, wouldn't I?
> It adds credence to my interpretation of the Prophecy.

Clearly he had that pre-planned since the blood-based protection was
applied to Harry ahead of the attack. If DD had his clock tracking all
3 Potters, he'd know the parents were killed (and probably how) but
the baby survived. It's not too hard to put two and two together
especially because he was involved in putting the blood protection
spell on Harry in the first place.
 
> No questions for Hagrid, except "No problems, were there?" He seems 
> remarkably sanguine about the deaths of James and Lily , too. No  
> questions about  them either. Hardly any reaction at all, "I know...I 
> know.." being his only epitaph for fellow members of the Order. And no 
> questions about Voldy. None.

Again, since he planned the blood protection spell, knew (from the
clock) what caused the deaths of the Potters, he knew what happened.
Clearly both he and the Potters anticipated the attack and had already
prepared the defense knowing their deaths would be the result - and
willing to accept the consequences.

Salit