Sturm und Drang

I ran across this phrase today reading the U.S. News & World Report. The first thing that jumped out at me was how similar it looks and sounds to Durmstrang, the infamous wizard school, supposedly steeped in the dark arts. http://www.answers.com/topic/sturm-und-drang

Here is what Wikipedia has to say about it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturm_und_Drang

Interesting, in any case.

In my 'research', I am getting more and more vibes that Minnie McG is indeed, um.. not on our side. She was hired in December, 39 years before book 5. We know it was snowing when Tom applied. The Lexicon has her pegged as being a year ahead of Tom at school. She certainly could have been a follower of his. If he was all that crafty, he could have 'planted' her at the school, much the same way I think he 'planted' Hagrid there.

See, Tom knew he couldn't stay at Hogwarts. He asked Dippet and was told no. Then he runs across Dumbledore in the hall. Right after that, Tom hides in the potions classroom and waits for Hagrid to go visit Aragog. I can see the wheels turning... Dippet says no. Dumbledore is there. Dumbledore might have been known to have a soft spot for Hagrid even then. It is certainly alluded to. Tom figures that if he can't stay, why not plant one of his own henchmen?

Same thing a few years later... probably 11 or 12 years after he graduates. He comes to Dumbledore for a job. He doesn't get it, so he plants someone that he figures Dumbledore will accept.

Think about it. Minerva wasn't all that close to Dumbledore in the beginning of Bk1. She worked there for a long time before she became one of the 'inner circle'.

Sturm und drang.

Another Theory

This theory is hot off the presses, so to speak. In other words, I just thought of it while I was sitting here.

Why did Dumbledore have the cloak, when he could become invisible without it?

He wrote to Harry, "Your father left this with me before he died. Use it well."

During JK's chat with Melissa and Emerson, Melissa asked the question: "Was anyone else present in Godric's Hollow the night Harry's parents were killed?"

JK: "No comment."

Now, she says on her site that Snape was not at Godric's Hollow that night.

THE THEORY

I propose that James/Lily had Peter write their 'address' on some paper, and got this paper to Dumbledore, in some fashion. Maybe Sirius delivered it, which could canonically exonerate Dumbledore from the culpability of blaming Sirius for betraying them.

For some reason, Dumbledore was at Godric's Hollow. I suppose arguing with them, although I do not see what it was about. Possibly to try to get them to move again, or something. I also think that perhaps they thought they knew better than he on how to deal with the whole Voldemort/prophecy threat. Perhaps he hadn't told them the whole prophecy either. (?)I realize that the "why" of this is full of holes. *shrug*

The important thing is... he was there.. and for "insert reason".... Lily petrified him. While he was sitting/standing there.. Voldemort started to break in, and James tossed the invisibility cloak over him. He was forced to watch/hear the battle, and the death of James. Then the death of Lily. Which freed him from being petrified. Voldy cursed Harry and vanished before Dumbledore got there..

OK... next part is just crazy, if you love Dumbledore. But if you think him manipulative.. well.. ....

In a fit of pique, he blew their house apart, not unlike Harry did to his office. Then, Harry being knocked unconscious by that curse, and Dumbledore, lost in his grief, expected him dead.... I dunno.. he just left to go get drunk.. ran into Hagrid in a bar... (not really).. taught Hagrid to read, which took better part of a day.. and then drunkenly told Hagrid he might as well go get Harry.. (insert reason). Hagrid got there.. Sirius showed up.. Hagrid took Harry and the bike, after knocking Sirius out.. or egging him on to go find Pettigrew..

Say.. that brings up another point. If Hagrid knew anything.. and we know Pettigrew somehow told him where Godric's Hollow was (Hagrid having nicked the paper from drunk Dumbledore).. if Hagrid thought Sirius was the secret-keeper, why didn't he do anything to him? *shakes head*

I guess, if Hagrid is evil, he could have egged Sirius on to go get Pettigrew, and then left him to rot, cuz he (Hagrid) is a rotter.

Ok.. but the point I want to make.. is that I think the person under the cloak at Godric's Hollow was Dumbledore, and when Lily died, and the petrification lifted, he fell, cutting his knee into the shape of the London Underground.

Autumn

Ah... nothing much about Rowling this time. I still think all these people are really evil, but I have spent more of my time working on a fanfiction than digging up clues about people's motives. My story isn't so much like my theories, but it is fun.

I think I will post a few recipes here in the next few weeks.

Have a great day!