Cedric and Pettigrew (was Re: Faking Sirius' Death?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 91838

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Annemehr's reply:
> I lock my doors at night, even though I know a thief could still get
> in.  Dumbledore doesn't have to have 100% confidence in the Fidelius
> to use it, because it *might* work.  Grimmauld Place is protected by
> more than just the Fidelius charm, and I still think it'd be
> reasonable for DD to keep an eye on the Potters even though they 
had a
> Secret Keeper.

I completely agree. We must also remember that it's not just the 
Potters (i.e., James and Lily) that Dumbledore is concerned about. 
It's also - and probably mainly - baby Harry. The prophecy baby (or 
one of them), the ONLY one who can vanquish Voldemort. There is NO 
WAY that Dumbledore hadn't used everything he could to protect Harry 
and his family. That's why it had never seemed bizarre to me that DD 
knew almost immediately that something was wrong at Godric's Hollow. 

> Ffred:
> > There were (and still are) members of the Order who are aurors. 
Assuming  they weren't on duty elsewhere (and where else would they 
be that night?)
> > then they'd be far better fitted to take on Voldemort than Hagrid,
> who's got good natural defences but who (as JKR has mentioned) 
isn't that hot at magic.
> 
> Annemehr:
> Maybe, only I think if OoP-member Aurors were there, they would have
> to be responsible to the MoM, just as an off-duty police officer who
> comes upon a crime is still officially a police officer while 
handling
> it.  If DD wanted to handle things according to his own judgment 
only, he might not have wanted any Ministry officials there at all.
> 

Again, I agree. Dumbledore's first concern would be protecting Harry, 
which he did immediately (almost) by placing him with the Dursleys. 
Ministry officials would have other concerns, and may not agree with 
him. Besides, he would want to avoid the red tape involved. 
More importantly, the prophecy was a great secret. Besides the 
Potters, I wouldn't think that DD told anyone it's content. I doubt 
that even in OoP, when they were all busy guarding the prophecy, that 
the OoP members actually knew what the prophecy actually says. In any 
case, DD would certainly keep it a secret from the Ministry at large, 
whom he cannot trust. 
Regarding his sending Hagrid. I'm sure that when he sent Hagrid he 
knew that Voldemort was powerless. I don't know how, but he knew. 
Remember, the only one who can match up to Voldemort is DD. If he had 
any doubt regarding Voldemort's downfall, DD would have gone himself -
 not sent Hagrid, or anybody else, on their own. 


Naama