I recently reread Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and there were some pieces that stood out to me as odd. From those pieces I have built a fan theory about Albus Dumbledore's real plan throughout the book.
What if The Sorcerer’s stone was a trap set by Albus in order to capture the part of Voldemort that was living on the back of Quirrell’s head?
Think about the logic behind the story that is presented.
In order to protect the Sorcerer’s Stone, Albus coordinated an intricate magical obstacle course that anyone who wanted to get to the stone would have to traverse. He then placed the stone in the mirror of Erised and made it so that only someone who wants the stone but does not want to use it could retrieve it.
There are a number of problems with this story
First of all, there are far more effective ways of hiding the stone than what Albus decided to do. For instance, the Fidelius charm. Albus uses this charm of protection multiple times in the series. It would be far more efficient and effective to send the Flamels into hiding as opposed to what they actually did to hide the stone.
Secondly, Flamel himself couldn’t get the stone from the mirror once Albus hid it inside. If you think about the situation from Flamel’s perspective he is giving up the stone with no ability to get it back. This flies in the face of the story that Albus was keeping it safe for Flamel. What if Flamel was ready to die? But before doing so, he gave the stone to Albus because Albus wanted to use it as bait to catch Voldemort.
Finally, why did Albus incorporate all the teachers? Why would he not just keep it between himself and Nicholas Flamel? The mirror would provide enough protection with no need for the other obstacles. The only thing that getting help from the other teachers did was to inform them of the stone’s whereabouts. What if this was the real reason for getting the teacher’s help? Knowing that Quirrell/Voldemort wanted the stone, Albus tells them where it is hidden.
When you first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone you are not sure if Snape is a good guy or not. By the end of the series we not only know that he is but we know that he and Albus are best buds. In one of Severus’ memories from the 7th book it was revealed that he keeping tabs on Quirrell for Dumbledore from the beginning. Severus definitely would have let Albus know that Quirrell was after the stone.
The night Quirrell gets to the mirror Albus is not at Hogwarts. He received an urgent letter from the Ministry of Magic and left as soon as he got it. However, upon his arrival at the ministry he realized that he was not needed there and that the letter must have been sent to get him away from Hogwarts. He then decides to fly back to Hogwarts. Not Apparate, not use the Floo Network, he decides to fly. He says (about the letter that Hermione sent to Albus) “we must have crossed paths in mid air.” He knew that Quirrell/Voldemort were going for the stone. He wanted to make sure that Quirrell was in the room with the mirror where Albus could have set up magical wards in order to capture what remained of Voldemort.
Harry and company messed up Albus’ plan. Had they not completely screwed the plan, Albus would have had VoldiQuirrell right where he wanted them. Instead, when Albus got there he had to pull Quirrell off Harry. Then, realizing that he may have inadvertently caused the fulfillment of Trelawney’s prophecy (one must die at the hands of the other), he focused his whole attention on saving Harry’s life and let Voldemort escape to live another day.
Albus set a perfect trap for Voldemort. If Harry hadn’t butted in and messed it all up, Albus would have likely caught and trapped Voldemort for good.
Well done Harry.
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