Again, the Ministry was LATE in stopping this attack and the Death Eaters got away long before they could show up to stop this evil act. The meeting also revolved around the search for the missing Boy-Who-Lived, Harry Potter. After seventeen years Harry Potter was still missing and no owls could reach him. Of course, they never thought to look in other areas outside Europe in general, or stretched past France or Bulgaria. Dumbledore only knew that Harry was alive because of a few key wards he placed on the boy as an infant before leaving on the Petunia's doorstep all those years ago. It was keyed to one of his trinkets that showed his status of his health. He was still alive according to the silver gizmo puffing out white smoke. Dumbledore never knew that his long search for James and Lily's child was coming to an end.