Dumbledore's role in Trio becoming friends WAS: Re: CHAPTER

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 188450


> Bart:
>     Well, the thing is that here were a series of traps designed to 
> thwart even the most skilled of adult wizards, and three first years 
> just happened to have exactly the right set of skills to get past them. 
> And Dumbledore clearly expected the Trio to get through them; he says as 
> much to Harry. This makes it hard to believe that it was a coincidence.


Potioncat:
Much like LV's boat that would only take one adult wizard...the traps weren't expecting 3 wizards. It would have been more difficult for a single wizard to have the knowledge and skills to manage the different types of challenges if he did not know what to expect. It's interesting that the chess set didn't kill the player, would have been a better trap. This should make for a good discussion when we get to that chapter.

But I guess this is your point, that the Trio had just the right skills. I might be more convinced if there was canon that showed the traps developed over time. (and maybe there is.) Knowing who Harry's companions were would make it easier to suggest types of traps for the professors to develop. And that's easier to grasp than DD knowing ahead of time who would have the skills and how to have them meet Harry.