[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore's Secret 'All Along' Plan?

[Jeremiah LaFleur]

No: HPFGUIDX 163639

There must be more ideas. Any thoughts, anyone?

Penny Bee





Jeremiah:



Jiminy Christmas, Bee!



Ok, your first list:

1) was aware of LV's existence, and his plans to reemerge
2) was aware of LV's thoughts about Harry, and the danger against Harry
3) had some idea about the horcruxes, and has been piecing together
the evidence since COS

1)       Yes, I think that DD's response to McGonagall's inquiry on whether
or not Voldemort is really gone (i.e. dead) he says something like "It
certainly seems so." Meaning, "Looks like it, but I don't know…"

2)       Yes. DD was aware that LV though Harry was a threat and wanted to
kill him… and still does want to kill him.

3)       Well, I'm sure DD knew about Horcruxes, he's been around the block
a few too many times to be unaware of the possibility. However, the idea
that there were 7… I'm sure he wasn't prepared to think in those terms…
until CoS, that is.



Your second list:



1) Why would Dumbledore hire Lockhart?

-Why not? He's very popular with the parents and it would look good for the
school. Also, I'm sure that any wizard could look in a book and find out how
to get rid of pixies or grindylows and the possibility for that lack of
knowledge being passed on to Harry is Harry's and DD's least concern. It
would buy DD enough time to find a suitable replacement without having to
worry that LV was going to attack Harry with Hiknkypucks or something of
that nature.



2) Why did Dumbledore agree to hold and host the Triwizard Tournament
at Hogwarts?

-Hmmm why, indeed. In reading GoF I was under the impression that the
Ministry was pushing the TriWizad Tournament. However, DD has to grant
permission for people to be there and I think that DD it the kind of guy who
wants to have faith in people… like Karkarof. Maybe DD truly believed IK's
renouncement (and was right… IK did run and hide… and was killed). I think
DD was persuaded, felt there was enough of a ministry presence to handle the
tournament and sonce Hogwarts is the safest place (until HBP) then it was
logical to go ahead with it. The only threat was to Harry's life during each
event and DD was sure he'd set up a system in which Harry would never be
afforded the chance to compete… but that backfired a bit, didn't it? Ah,
well. DD is human afterall!



Yeah, let's not talk about Snape and Harry's "incident" shall we? It's like
seeing first cousin's kiss… you really don't want to look but you can't take
your eyes away… it's that freaky.



Ok, your last list:



1)       He's making a lot of inexplicable decisions
-Hmmm, I don't see it like that. I think he's making decisions based on
preparing Harry to fight to the death… like a soldier training for battle,
you don't just stand by and yel, "Kaboom! Rattatatattataa… Boom!" You throw
them into real-life situations and that have safety nets but are still
risky. DD has just been trying to prepare Harry.



2) He's purposefully trying to get Harry to LV

- Kinda-Sorta… I think that Harry has been pretty good at getting himself
into some trouble of the LV kind… like The Department of Mysteries. DD never
sent him there. However, One must know one's enemies. And: There's no time
like the present. I think DD's mindset is that Harry has to face LV and
Harry would benefit from each encounter whereas LV is so arrogant about his
own powers that he won't learn anything from his encounters with Harry.



3) He was using Harry as bait to draw LV out, where the Order can get
him. Didn't work, but now Harry is old enough to handle things (maybe).

- No, no, no… well, ok, maybe… I think that DD felt there was a possibility
that LV was going to get the PS/SS and so hid it at Hogwarts. Harry,
however, found out about it and it was the perfect opportunity to have Harry
meet LV. However, to LURE LV? I'm not so sure. I think DD's motivation
throughout is to protect Harry but not baby him. To prepare Harry but not
soften the reality of Harry's situation. Does Harry's presence provoke LV?
Absolutely. Can DD make LV want to come after Harry? No. LV's desire to hunt
down Harry is not DD's responsibility and DD can't change the world to
protect Harry from LV's desire to kill Harry. It's a "Half-Full/Half-Empty"
argument, I think.


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