[HPforGrownups] MAJOR MAJOR SPOILER - THE ALCHEMIST THEORY IN TWO ACTS

[hells456]

No: HPFGUIDX 131995

tinglinger <tinglinger at yahoo.com> wrote:
 
<an excellent theory>
 
 
Hells:
Very interesting. My comments and questions:

1. Tom Riddle was already using the name Lord Voldemort with his friends, as he says in CoS.
 
2. If the prophecy was fake and they wanted to lure Voldemort to Harry, why did they include Neville as a possible target?
 
3. Why did they leave Harry unprotected for a year after the prophecy was made. At the time of the prophecy Harry was not yet born, and the Potters didn't go into hiding until a week before they died when Harry was a year old.
 
4. It seems to be a silly idea of Dumbledore's to attempt the same method of defeat when the last time created a dark wizard who was worse than the one he was getting rid of. We are told in PS that Voldemort was the worst wizard in a century, pre-dating Gringelwald.
 
5. Why would Dumbledore allow Harry's upbringing to mirror Riddle's? Having him grow up orphaned, unhappy and unloved is running the risk of turning out another dark wizard. We know there are other people who can protect him.
 
6. It looks too OOC that Dumbledore would have experimented with Tom in the first place, far too much like Nazi human experiments. (If it works - great, if Tom dies - no big loss).
 
7. Why did the whole plan rely on Dumbledore being there, with no back up wizard to get rid of his soul? Did Pettigrew give them away too soon?
 
8. Your theory means that Dumbledore knowingly left Sirius to rot in Azkaban for 12 years. Does that sound right to you? What's your take on the Sirius/Peter Secret keeper business?
 
9. If the prophecy was created, why didn't they choose a full wizard like one of the Order members? Voldemort was picking them off anyway and at least they would have a fighting chance if anything went wrong. Why not pick James himself? We know he detested the Dark Arts and was unlikely to go bad.
 
10. So was the entire book 3 pointless? If it was a set-up there was no betrayal, no spy in the ranks of the Marauders. Do you really think that Dumbledore was cruel enough to ruin the lives of the Potters, Sirius, Peter and Remus? That he let the whole WW believe that Sirius was evil? That Peter's family thought he was dead for 12 years? Why didn't Dumbledore hold his hands up and say his plan went wrong? That he was directly responsible for Neville's parents because he allowed Neville to be a prophecy candidate?
 
11. Your theory suggests that Voldemort heard the prophecy anyway, so the main plot for OotP was also unnecessary. Why do you think he wanted the prophecy then?
 
12. I thought the Order was set up to defeat Voldemort, but you suggest that Voldemort only attacked them to pay back Dumbledore. What do you think the Order was doing before then?
 
13. I don't see why Lily had to die (or James for that matter) they knew Harry couldn't be harmed so why put up a fight? Lily at least could have merrily stood back and enjoyed seeing Voldemort vaporised.
 
14. How do you tie the house blowing up into all this? Could Harry have been seriously harmed anyway?
 
15. Why did Dumbledore wait so long (14 years of hell I think) before attempting this?
 
16. Your version of Dumbledore has a lot of blood on his hands, absolutely no regard for the consequences of his actions, and little to no morals. Do you believe the ESE Dumbledore theories?
 

		
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