Why didn't Dumbledore listen to Steve?

[eggplant107]

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"quigonginger" <quigonginger at y...> wrote:

> does anyone have any idea of why DD 
> *didn't* do the very things Steve 
> suggested?[examine the Riddle house etc]

I have no doubt that Dumbledore *did* take a look at the old Riddle
house after Harry's experience, but that but there was no point
mentioning it because the results of his investigation were
inconclusive. This was partially because Voldemort covered his tracks
very well but mostly because the Ministry just was not interested in
hearing evidence that the dark lord was alive. Fudge did not want to
learn the truth, he wanted to be comfortable and believing Voldemort
was dead accomplished that. 

Eggplant