DD's dilemma + owl post

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 126407


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, theotokos 
<theotokos_8679 at s...> wrote:


theotokos:
> That is what I have always assumed as well.  It makes so 
much sense although I cannot work out the logistics, and 
explains why Harry can simply say "find him" and all be well.  If 
DD or others were able to magically *know* where someone 
was, why did DD need help from the portraits to find Arthur 
Weasley in the MOM?

Pippin:
Dumbledore needed the portraits to get help for Arthur -- he 
already knew where Arthur was, and so did the portraits, since 
Dumbledore had stationed him on guard duty. The portraits had 
to make sure that Arthur was found by the 'right' people -ones 
who wouldn't say he was in a restricted area.

I think Privet Drive may have been unplottable until it was time for 
Harry's letter, which might possibly explain the cupboard 
business. My guess is otherwise Dumbledore does know where 
Harry is, unless Harry is in an unplottable location, such as the 
Chamber of Secrets or the graveyard in GoF.  That would 
certainly shed some light on the time travel episode in PoA, 
wouldn't it. 

Hagrid found Harry at the hut on the rock. Arthur notes that 
Harry's Hogwarts owl has reached him at the Burrow and says 
that's because Dumbledore has found out he's there. (CoS) 
Fudge also was waiting to intercept Harry when he got off the 
Knight Bus in PoA, and no owls were involved, as far as we 
know.

There is some canon that the Dursleys did try to get shut of Harry 
at least once. "Well, I won't deny that they are extremely angry, 
Harry, but they are prepared to take you back next summer as 
long as you stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter 
holidays. " --Fudge, PoA ch 3. That sounds to me like some 
bargaining had to be done. 

Pippin