Dumbledore's Hypocrisy

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 129364

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kgpopp" <kgpopp at y...> wrote:
> > But he couldn't have told anything of the sort because of the 
> > Fidelius charm. And the information about Tibet was as much for 
> > Kingsley's benefit as for Sirius's, by the way. He WAS in charge 
of 
> > the Sirius-hunting. He had to present some plausible 
justifications 
> > why he had been unsuccessful so far. When Sirius was spotted at 
the 
> > platform, Kingsley, I imagine, had a very unpleasant 
explanations 
> > to do. 
> > 
> > a_svirn
> 
> Kristen 
> While Mr. Malfoy spotted Sirius on the platform I hardly think he 
> would tell the MOM this information.  So I doubt Kingsley had any 
> explaining to do.
> 
> For one:  Voldemort wanted to use Sirius as bait, and it would be 
> tricker to do if the ministry was searching London for Sirius.   I 
> mean Harry would hardly think Sirius would go out if the MOM 
thought 
> he was in London.
> 
> For another 
 if Malfoy knows Sirius can transfigure into a dog it 
> might raise question as to how he knows this and Malfoy does not 
want 
> to arouse suspicion.  Maybe you could argue that he heard it from 
> Fudge.  But 
 it seems unlikely that Fudge would spread Harry's 
story 
> about Sirius around  since he did not believe Harry.   
> 
> And I don't think Voldemort wants the MOM to know about Kreacher. 
> Kreacher is not bound to Malfoy so he could be forced to spill the 
> bean about Malfoy and Voldemort.

You seem to forget the timeline. Sirius was sighted in September 
when LV hadn't the slightest idea about Kreacher's existence, and 
couldn't even begin to hatch his sinister plans about MoM, since he 
hadn't yet known anything either about his bond with Harry or that 
Avery was misleading him on the subject of the Prophesy. 

As for malfoy, he didn't have to tell the MoM anything. All he had 
to do is to plant the information in the Prophet referring to 
the "reliable sources". After which he just had to mention it 
casually to Fudge during one his regular visits, ever so slightly 
implying that the whole business is damaging Fudge's reputation as a 
minister. Finally, he had only to drop something like: "And didn't 
you say that your Aururs report the he's been seen in Tibet?" Simple 
as that. 

a_svirn