(Trelawny mode coming...) Ron

[jazzman4 at earthlink.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 2407

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jinx" <jinxster at c...> wrote:
> 
> > It would seem logical that if need be, the secret keeper should be
> > none other than Dumbledore whom You-Know-Who's scared off. In 
fact,
> > did you ever wonder why if James could hand over the Invisibility
> > Cloak and Gringotts safe key over to Dumbledore, why didn't he
> > consider Dumbledore as secret keeper ?
> 
> Reason one: again, he's too obvious.
> 
> Reason two: maybe he asked him, but Dumbledore refused to do it.
> 
> Reason three: maybe Dumbledore was the one performing the charm, 
because
> he's best at performing them and trustworthy.  If so, he may not be 
able to
> be Secret Keeper as well.

> Jinx

You may wish to reconsider reason three, with Dumbledore performing 
the charm, how would he not know about the last minute change in 
Secret Keepers?

I do agree, though, that Dumbledore would be spreading himself a bit 
thin to take on this responsibility, along with handling his other 
duties.  Besides, the plan was to have the Secret Keeper go into 
hiding, an option Dumbledore did not have.