DD's plan -- Minister of Magic

[nikkalmati]

No: HPFGUIDX 189169



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at ...> wrote:
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> > I do see your point that if LV was going to fulfill his side of the Prophecy, Harry had little choice but to respond in some way.  DD knew Harry wouldn't run or hide, so from there, DD just had to make Harry trust him and guide him.
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> Pippin:
> If Dumbledore believed in the prophecy, he wouldn't have thought he needed to make Harry do anything. He could have left everything to chance. His disbelief, ironically, made him act to bring the prophecy about.
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Nikkalmati

I like this thought.  If DD had believed in the prophecy, possibly he would not have told Harry about the prophecy, or he would not have sought out the Horcruxes and gotton Harry to search for them?  What exactly did DD do differently?  I suspect he would have hired Sybel and tried to protect the Potters and given Harry to the Dursleys in any case.

Nikkalmati