Why did Dumbledore not find Voldemort in the forests of Albania and imprison him?
It seems that much lesser talented wizards such as Wormtail and Quirrel had managed to find him.
Quirrell set out deliberately to find whatever remained of the Dark wizard, partly out of curiosity, partly out of that unacknowledged desire for importance. At the very least, Quirrell fantasised that he could be the man who tracked Voldemort down, but at best, might learn skills from Voldemort that would ensure he was never laughed at again. [Source]
Even if Dumbledore suspected the presence of Horcruxes and knew Voldemort could not be killed until those were found and destroyed, he could've found and captured him to indefinitely delay his return.
Dumbledore had spies among Dark creatures who had presumably relayed to him that Voldemort was hiding in the forests. Albania is no small place and heavily covered in forests so this would be no mean task. But it does not seem Dumbledore tried at all. His efforts to stop Voldemort seem to be reactive (thwart the effort to steal the Philosopher's stone, re-open the Chamber of Secrets, sabotage the Triwizard tournament), not proactive. Not until the Half-Blood Prince did he really actively start seeking out Voldemort's horcruxes.
This is not to criticize or belittle his contribution in Voldemort's demise, but to address a curiosity as to why he didn't begin earlier.
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It seems that much lesser talented wizards such as Wormtail and Quirrel had managed to find him.
Quirrell set out deliberately to find whatever remained of the Dark wizard, partly out of curiosity, partly out of that unacknowledged desire for importance. At the very least, Quirrell fantasised that he could be the man who tracked Voldemort down, but at best, might learn skills from Voldemort that would ensure he was never laughed at again. [Source]
Even if Dumbledore suspected the presence of Horcruxes and knew Voldemort could not be killed until those were found and destroyed, he could've found and captured him to indefinitely delay his return.
Dumbledore had spies among Dark creatures who had presumably relayed to him that Voldemort was hiding in the forests. Albania is no small place and heavily covered in forests so this would be no mean task. But it does not seem Dumbledore tried at all. His efforts to stop Voldemort seem to be reactive (thwart the effort to steal the Philosopher's stone, re-open the Chamber of Secrets, sabotage the Triwizard tournament), not proactive. Not until the Half-Blood Prince did he really actively start seeking out Voldemort's horcruxes.
This is not to criticize or belittle his contribution in Voldemort's demise, but to address a curiosity as to why he didn't begin earlier.
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It seems that much lesser talented wizards such as Wormtail and Quirrel had managed to find him.
Quirrell set out deliberately to find whatever remained of the Dark wizard, partly out of curiosity, partly out of that unacknowledged desire for importance. At the very least, Quirrell fantasised that he could be the man who tracked Voldemort down, but at best, might learn skills from Voldemort that would ensure he was never laughed at again. [Source]
Even if Dumbledore suspected the presence of Horcruxes and knew Voldemort could not be killed until those were found and destroyed, he could've found and captured him to indefinitely delay his return.
Dumbledore had spies among Dark creatures who had presumably relayed to him that Voldemort was hiding in the forests. Albania is no small place and heavily covered in forests so this would be no mean task. But it does not seem Dumbledore tried at all. His efforts to stop Voldemort seem to be reactive (thwart the effort to steal the Philosopher's stone, re-open the Chamber of Secrets, sabotage the Triwizard tournament), not proactive. Not until the Half-Blood Prince did he really actively start seeking out Voldemort's horcruxes.
This is not to criticize or belittle his contribution in Voldemort's demise, but to address a curiosity as to why he didn't begin earlier.
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It seems that much lesser talented wizards such as Wormtail and Quirrel had managed to find him.
Quirrell set out deliberately to find whatever remained of the Dark wizard, partly out of curiosity, partly out of that unacknowledged desire for importance. At the very least, Quirrell fantasised that he could be the man who tracked Voldemort down, but at best, might learn skills from Voldemort that would ensure he was never laughed at again. [Source]
Even if Dumbledore suspected the presence of Horcruxes and knew Voldemort could not be killed until those were found and destroyed, he could've found and captured him to indefinitely delay his return.
Dumbledore had spies among Dark creatures who had presumably relayed to him that Voldemort was hiding in the forests. Albania is no small place and heavily covered in forests so this would be no mean task. But it does not seem Dumbledore tried at all. His efforts to stop Voldemort seem to be reactive (thwart the effort to steal the Philosopher's stone, re-open the Chamber of Secrets, sabotage the Triwizard tournament), not proactive. Not until the Half-Blood Prince did he really actively start seeking out Voldemort's horcruxes.
This is not to criticize or belittle his contribution in Voldemort's demise, but to address a curiosity as to why he didn't begin earlier.
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