Random DH questions from a lowly Muggle

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 172405

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Phyllis" <poppytheelf at ...> 
wrote:
>
 When Harry views 
> the thoughts Snape leaves him on his deathbed, DD tells Snape to 
> betray the escape date, for as to not do so would have blown Snape's 
> cover.  DD also tells Snape to plant the idea (in, IIRC, Mundungus' 
> head) of polyjuicing Harry to make it more difficult for the DEs to 
> figure out which one of the seven was the real Harry.
> 

Allie now:

But how did Portrait Dumbledore even **KNOW** the escape date?  He was 
dead months before Harry's 17th birthday, and I doubt the Order had 
planned which particular Saturday they were going to take Harry so far 
in advance.