Why didn't Dumbledore listen to Steve?

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 131926

I was digging through the archives and I found this brilliant post by 
Steve (bboy_mn) that was written not long before the release of OoP.

The points he makes are so obvious, I have to wonder (1) why I didn't 
think of it at all, (2) why DD didn't think of it, and (3) why Fudge 
didn't do it.

1 and 3 I can chalk up to the inadequacy of the person doing the 
thinking, but 2 bugs me.  

I should note that when Steve speaks of the Riddle house and 
graveyard he is not equating them.  That is clarified in a later post.

So, for your mental exercize:

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Message #42779:  Steve (bboy_mn) writes:
Certainly, after hearing Harry's dreams and hearing what happened to
Harry in the cemetery; Dumbledore must have figured out that Voldemort
has been staying at the Riddle Mansion. 

True now that Voldemort is omnipotent (at least in his own mind), he
probably won't hang around there much longer, but I would think that
it would be worthwhile sending people to investigate. 

For one thing, there may be clues that would substantiate Harry's
story; like disturbance to Riddle's grave, damage to headstones, the
fresh foot prints of a couple dozen death eaters, eye or ear
witnesses, or other clues that may have been left in the mansion. One
thought is that Harry has never been to this place, but he has seen it
and can describe it, and direct them to the room that Voldemort was
staying in.

Of course, this is all Book 5 stuff, and may very well come to pass.

Just some thoughts.

bboy_mn
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Ginger again:
Aside from the fact that DD is a fictional character and Steve is (as 
far as we know) real ;0), does anyone have any idea of why DD 
*didn't* do the very things Steve suggested?  Why didn't the MOM?  
Surely there must have been some investigation into Cedric's death, 
and all leads followed on that.  

Did Fudge (or the MoM) actually do this and find evidence?  Did they 
supress this evidence?  Does Amos know about this?  Is this what 
costs Fudge his job?

I smell a plot bunny.

Steve, I hope you don't mind me reprinting this. 
 
Ginger, wondering just how corrupt/inept the Fudge administration 
actually is.