Albus Dumbledore sat in a small shack that some forgotten wit had once named 'Dreich Cottage.' Dreich is a Scottish word meaning cold, wet and miserable which fitted his current circumstances perfectly. They had strategically retired (fled) to this small island off the Scottish coast that was officially classed as uninhabited, though Albus thought it should be reclassified to uninhabitable.
Dreich could also be applied to his mood after the little red haired traitor managed to foil his brilliant plan, and he still wasn't sure how a thirteen-year-old witch had not only escaped but managed to take those bloody elves with her as well. He was Albus Dumbledore though and all that was required to get him back on top was the flawless execution of his all-new brilliant plan. The wizarding world was full of sheep that would believe anything they were told, and for those that wouldn't then that's why memory charms were invented.
He heard his brother apparate onto the property and watched as he entered the dismal dwelling with fear in his eyes. This confused Albus as Abe just went out to fetch a Daily Prophet so he could ensure his timetable of Hogwarts events was still current. It was with shaking hands that Abe handed over the paper and seconds later the screams of rage emanating from the dilapidated building would have seen it renamed to the "Shrieking Shack,' except for the fact that there wasn't another human being in a twenty mile radius.
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Pansy didn't think she could be prouder of her mother, renouncing her pureblood status took a lot of courage but she had pulled it off. Now sitting reading today's edition of the Prophet she realised she could be, it was a brilliant piece of investigative journalism, which totally destroyed every facet of Dumbledores reputation and life.
The main headline, "FREEDOM – its worth dieing for!" was bold enough but the picture of the two elves dieing on the front page was heartbreaking. It then went into great detail of what had been done to them and by whom, and even the most stupid witch/wizard couldn't fail to understand the penalty that would have to be paid for using this disgusting spell.
But it was her mother's dissection of Dumbledores dodgy dealings that left you feeling manipulated, everyone would recognise a piece of the story but when the facts were all written down in the one place, everyone could see the old goat for what he was.
Dumbledore Laid Bare
Albus Dumbledore has been stripped bare and what remains is not a pretty sight. With the removal of all his titles, awards, positions and authority, all efforts then switched to discovering something that the aging wizard had only a passing acquaintance with – the TRUTH.
He believed that the wizarding world were sheep and has spent decades pulling the wool over our eyes so we couldn't see the self-appointed shepherd who was controlling every aspect of our lives.
There is a saying 'the Devil is in the Details' but Dumbledore released only those details that showed himself in the best possible light. The greatest example of this would be his defeat of Grindelwald for which he received the Order of Merlin, First Class. The truth is that they were friends and lovers before both discovering they desired power more than anything else. On that fateful night Dumbledore sneaked into his former friend's home and killed him using a muggle weapon to shoot Grindelwald eight times in the back – hardly the heroic image we have been led to believe.
Ending the life of a dark wizard is a welcome achievement but when you consider that within a few years Dumbledore was an Order of Merlin recipient, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, Headmaster of Hogwarts and unofficial leader of the wizarding world, had we replaced one would-be dictator with another?
After all the dung he spread around everything in the Dumbledore garden was coming up roses, until the emergence of the next dark wizard – Tom Marvolo Riddle aka Voldemort. Our hero was now expected to stride forward and take up the challenge but there was never any danger of that occurring.
Make no mistake, our world was slowly being brought to its knees before baby Harry Potter banished Voldemort for the first time. This was the trigger for Dumbledore's greatest obsession – controlling Harry Potter.
He was so obsessed with controlling Harry that while most of the Death Eaters escaped going to Azkaban, Sirius Black, Harry's godfather and legal guardian, found himself entombed in a high security cell for crimes he didn't commit and was even denied a trial- why? Because of a prophecy!
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches.
Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies.
And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power
the Dark Lord knows not.
And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live
while the other survives.
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies.'
(JKR – Order of the Phoenix)
Harry is the child of the prophesy and was foretold to posses what Dumbledore desires above all else – POWER! With his legal guardian out the way our Chief Warlock disregarded the Potter will, declared himself Harry's legal guardian and looted the Potter vaults.
Dumbledore's manipulations were only just beginning though as he cast charms on Harry's muggle relatives to make them treat him abominably. When a seven-year-old Harry used accidental magic to protect himself from a beating, Dumbledore appeared with a healer and obliviated the responding Aurors and the attending healer. He then bound Harry's magic before leaving him with the muggles that Dumbledore had programmed to beat the poor boy.
Investigations have discovered that teachers at his muggle school as well as the child-care services had all received visits from he-who-must-not-be-found-out, and they had their minds altered to ignore the obvious signs of abuse being suffered by the young wizard.
When Harry Potter reached Hogwarts, Dumbledore's duplicity knew no bounds as both Head of Gryffindor and the schools Healer had their minds altered to quell objections to Harry's physical condition and treatment within Hogwarts.
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