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[Harry Potter] Why does Dumbledore fiddle with Voldemort's cursed basin of poison for just a couple seconds before immediately concluding that the only way to the bottom is to drink its contents?

I don't want that guy in my D&D party.

Why can't you just flip the basin over or put a hole in it?  We know Dumbledore is capable of animating tons of rock and manipulating matter on a fine scale.  Why can't you turn the poison into something safe to drink?  If you can't do that, why can't you summon something to drink the poison for you, or transfigure yourself into something that can drink the poison safely?

What are the limitations of the charm put on the basin by Voldemort?  Does it have to be a basin?  Does it have to be poison?  Is it a difficult spell to cast, or are there first-year troublemakers breaking into Prefect bathrooms at night, pissing in the sinks, and then charming the sinks with that spell?

**tl;dr did Dumbledore drink magic Drano because Harry forgot his Dremel at home?**
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I think if Dumbledore could have done something to not drink the poison, he would have. It was obviously protected by a very strong magical enchantment and it was clear Dumbledore knew this was the only option (meaning nothing physical/magical would have changed the state of it).

And secondly Dumbledore isn't the kind of person who'd force someone else drink poison.