On negotiating with giants, etc. (was: Dumbledore the General)

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No: HPFGUIDX 124271


Nicky Joe:
> My chief irritation with DD is that he had FIFTEEN years to plan 
> for LV's return.  Couldn't he have spent a couple hours of that 
> fifteen  years making a few plans?  Hmmm, let's say Voldemort 
> returns to full strength one day.  What shall we do?  I know, let's 
> wait around and hope that little Harry grows up to be a big strong 
> wizard that can take him out - oh wait, we already know that 
> happens because the prophecy says so.  Great!  We'll just sit here 
> and eat some candies. 
 
Alla:
> MAHAHAHA! Very good point,which I did not even consider properly. 
> Dumbledore tells Harry himself that he did not believe that Voldie 
> was gone forever fifteen years ago.
> 
> So, all those negotiations with giants, etc. should have been 
> started MUCH earlier than they did ( although maybe DD tried to do 
> so and we are not aware of it yet)


SSSusan:
I have a question for either of you (or anybody else for that 
matter).  Do you think that entering into negotiations with giants or 
centaurs or goblins or any other group would have had a very high 
likelihood of success if everyone believed Voldy was gone for good?  

I really think that DD and Hagrid may have been in a very small 
minority of people who thought Voldy would manage to return someday 
[do we know about any others?].  What evidence was there for a 
potential return, given that he seemed to have been vaporized, and 
years began to pass by with no news of him?  To me, if I were a 
member of one of the groups approached by DD, I'd be skeptical at 
best and would wonder why we even needed to talk about the matter.  

I think DD's hands were more tied on this issue than it might at 
first appear, until evidence of Voldy's return appeared.  And note 
that, once it did, Hagrid was despatched immediately to the giants.

Siriusly Snapey Susan