[HPforGrownups] Is Dumbledore right in the head?

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 221

At 11:59 AM 8/26/00 -0700, christine wrote:
>I always figured his behaviour was a bit of a put-on, to make him seem
>harmless, or to make him appear more "human".

I see Dumbledore as being the Lieutenant Columbo of wizards: He puts
on the facade of a bumbling weirdo in order to give his enemies a false
sense of security.

>There are many times that Harry could have gone to Dumbledore to solve 
>various
>mysteries, but he never thinks too, and Dumbledore never volunteers
>info.  Does that make sense?

I think one of Harry's major character flaws is that he seems to distrust
his elders, even the trustworthy ones (the tragic result of years living under
the same roof as Vernon and Petunia Dursley)...



                                                 -- Dave