[HPforGrownups] Re: Gandalf and Dumbledore 9(WAS: More Old Hat...)

[Herald Talia]

No: HPFGUIDX 24396

I agree with both of you. I'll stop Gandalf - bashing. ( Still don't like
him, though.)
Robyn

On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 18:10:37 -0000 fourfuries at aol.com writes:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Herald Talia <heraldtalia at j...> wrote:
> > >  As far as the truth that goes, Dumledore agrees to tell Harry 
> > as much of
> > > it as he possibly can and we, IMHO, believe him. I wouldn't 
> believe
> > > Gandalf if he said something similar. His purposes are too 
> alien, 
> > he's
> > > not of Middle Earth and his idea of "truth" and mine may not be 
> the 
> > same.
> > 
> > I can't think of any instance where once could seriously fault 
> Gandalf 
> > for not revealing enough.  Can you?
> 
> Not to be nitpicky, but the whole premise of the Hobbit is that 
> Gandalf presses Bilbo into a trip without giving Bilbo ANY notice 
> and 
> hardly any informationabout what dangers Bilbo will be facing.
> 
>   
> > And in spite of all their simularities, they are still two 
> distinct 
> > individuals with different personalities.  One would never confuse 
> 
> > the two.  They are what they are.
> > 
>  I could not agree more.
> 
>   4FR Admiring
> 
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