Dumbledore and the Horcrux Hunt (WAS: Re: CHAPDISC: DH31, The Battle of Hog...)

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 184608

> Chapdisc 31:
> 4. How could Dumbledore not have found out that Helena stole the 
diadem? When you consider how difficult it was for him to get hold of 
the ring and help Harry obtain the fake locket, would he really not 
have found out information that resided in his own school?
 
> kaamita: 
> Why? He had no idea about what the other Horcruxes were. That was why 
he needed/wanted Harry's help. A new set of eyes, a younger mind that 
can think outside of the box, etc. If he had any idea that the diadem 
could have been a horcrux, he would have probably done more research.

Zara:
I disagree that Albus solicited Harry's help because he felt he needed 
a fresh perspective. It seems clear to me that Albus decided to start 
the "lessons" during the summer between OotP and HBP. So I believe that 
he always planned to find all of the Horcruxes himself. It was when he 
nearly killed himself with the cursed Ring, and Snape only managed to 
stave off the inevitable for at most a year, that Albus turned to Harry 
for help. He knew he could not be sure to get the job done himself in 
the time he had remaining to him.