[HPforGrownups] Re: You had me going there, festuco, but there is this little problem...

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 129728

> tinglinger
> ==============
--snip--
> 
> Dumbledore had Hagrid deliver baby Harry to the Dursleys
> at Privet Drive the very next day 
> SPECIFICALLY TO GIVE HARRY THE PROTECTION MADE POSSIBLE BY
> LILY'S SACRIFICE (OOP-CH 37-THE LOST PROPHECY).
> 
> So.... unless Harry told the whole story to Hagrid before
> falling asleep over Bristol, how did Dumbledore know that
> Lily had sacrificed her life to save Harry ...

Finwitch:

How does Dumbledore know? How has he always appeared to know 
everything? I thought OOP gave us the answer: Legilimency. Since 
Dementors can drag the memory from Harry years after, when Harry - 
due to being so young - has forgotten all but green light - and a 
laughter brought up when Hagrid told him the truth - why couldn't 
Dumbledore do a quick Legilimency on Harry to confirm how things 
were? Of course, if it wasn't what he thought, he would have taken 
care of Harry himself or something...

Sherry now:

Maybe, I purposely don't delve as deeply into trying to figure out the
mysteries in the series, because I love how JKR surprises us--and besides, I
don't want to figure out the bad stuff in advance!--But I always sort of
thought Dumbledore knew, because he knew about Lily's charm and the ancient
magic and the blood protection.  I'm sure he helped James and Lily plan the
whole thing.  He's old and wise and powerful, and I would think he'd be the
one who'd know of this ancient magic and help the Potters prepare for it.
And legilimency can come into that too, because he could have used it on
baby Harry to determine if the plan went as expected, the sequence of
events.  He would have had to be sure that lily did succeed.

Sherry