Did Albus Dumbledore Set Up Events So That Harry Potter Would Go After the Philosopher’s Stone?
One of the most intriguing ideas in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is that Professor Dumbledore set up events so that Harry would try and stop the theft of the Philosopher’s Stone by Voldemort. Many events in Harry’s first year seem to indicate this: his dealings with Hagrid, being given his father’s Invisibility Cloak (twice), his discovery of the Mirror of Erised, and his detention in the Forbidden Forest. These events lead to the conclusion that Professor Dumbledore wanted to test Harry in first year, that he meant for Harry to go after the Philosopher’s Stone, and that he wanted to see if Harry would one day be able to meet his destiny.
