Greetings and Dumbledore Question

[edblanning]

No: HPFGUIDX 37087

Grey Wolf: (answering a post from Joy on which I would like to 
comment, but really I must get on with things, so I'll just extend 
the hand of friendship to another Snapefan!)

> So no, I do not think D'dore is the all-knowing type. He recognizes 
the 
> potential of Harry and allows him to develop it, but I do not think 
> that most of the time he knows what the trio is planning or doing. 
> IIRC, there is one time he actually says "...which demonstrates 
that 
> sometimes, everyone has to swallow his own words" (liberal 
> translation). D'dore says it after threatening Harry with expulsion 
if 
> he did something, when doing that thing is what saves the day. 
(Yes, I 
> know I don't remeber the details. Could s.o. please look up the 
canon 
> for me? My books are currectly unavailable).

It's the end of CoS (at the beginning of which they have been warned 
against further rule-breaking, having arrived in the Flying Ford 
Anglia):

'I seem to remember telling you both that I would have to expel you 
if you broke any more school rules,' said Dumbledore.

Ron opened his mouth in horror.

'Which goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our 
words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling.

(And goes on to give rewards, house points.)

Eloise