Tactics & Prescience (was Why Bella didn't disapparate/ OOP Az. effects)

[Talisman]

No: HPFGUIDX 75836

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> 
wrote:>
> You've convinced me, about 99 per cent.  Except, what was 
Dumbledore  occupied with, when he whipped around to aim a spell at 
Bellatrix?

Talisman, who has decided to wear her pirate outfit under her robes, 
but who is starting to clank about a bit, what with the sword, 
compass, pistols, wand, rememberall, sneak-o-scope, etc., replies:

Well he could have just been standing there muttering "O.K. Bella, 
make your move . . .,"  but I rather like to think he was having a 
Sirius moment.

At the risk of becoming tedious, I'll note again that I believe 
Dumbledore killed Sirius. See #66983 and thread. [I would modify 
that original theory in that, at the time, I thought of how 
Dumbledore had levitated Harry on past occasions, but (duh) 
Dumbledore is shooting invisible ropes everywhere in the death 
chamber.  I've since concluded that Dumbledore immobilized Sirius so 
that he couldn't duck Bella's second blast, and then guided stunned 
Sirius gently through the veil. Pulling all the invisible strings so 
suits Dumbledore's role as puppetmaster.] 

Back to the Sirius moment, even though Dumbledore does tough things, 
I think he pays a very hard price. (See Valkyrievixen's post 
#67288.) 

Recall the moment when, as Dumbledore says in OoP, he "was 
condemning [Harry] to ten dark and difficult years" (835) of abuse 
at the hands of the Dursleys.  

Against Hagrid's remonstrations, Dumbledore has just placed baby 
Harry on the doorstep, and we're told:

"For a full moment, the three of them stood and looked at the little 
bundle; Hagrids shoulder's shook, Professor McGonagall blinked 
furiously, and the twinkling light that usually shone from 
Dumbledore's eyes seemed to have gone out." (SS 16)

I rather think there was a moment (or at least 30 seconds) of stasis 
where the twinkling lights went out for Sirius, too.     


 
> Annemehr:
> Er, lying, actually?  Well, he did say he was going to tell 
> Harry "everything," and he certainly did not, but mostly I see him 
> doling out the truth in tiny doses.  

Talisman:
I actually do think Dumbledore lies both omissively (as you describe 
above)and comissively.  I hope to post a detailed explanation soon.  
So many posts, so little time.

> Annemehr:
> Captain Sparrow's "effects" eh?  If I can find so much as a pistol 
> with one shot to add to the canon, I may be asking for permission 
to come aboard!

Talisman:
Aye, welcome aboard me hearty. We'll sail around and sing pirate 
ditties between battles. Yoho. It'll be great fun.

> Annemehr
> still withholding judgment on whether this all turns out entirely 
> the way Dumbledore thinks

Talisman: 

I think the big picture, i.e. Harry doing what needs to be done with 
respect to Voldemort, will be accomplished.  But I also think/hope 
Dumbledore's got at least one surprise lesson of his own in store, 
coming from Harry.  That is, before Dumbledore is offed.

Talisman, who's off to tickle the giant squid.

P.S.
Considering the line, "It was foolish to come here tonight, Tom" 
said Dumbledore calmly." (OoP 813)  Sure there is the debunking 
aspect (You can prance around calling yourself the Dark Lord, but 
you'll always be Tom to me . . .), but did anyone else hear sorrow, 
compassion, even affection in that intimacey?  I'm sensing more of 
that "magic at its deepest [and] most impenetrable." (PoA 427)