We can't trust anyone...

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 78023

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vecseytj" <vecseytj at t...> 
wrote:
>> "Dumbledore *trusts* him,"  Hermione repeated.  "And if we *CAN'T
> TRUST DUMBLEDORE, WE CAN'T TRUST ANYONE."*
> 
> And this is my point.  Harry can't *trust* DD anymore (well not
> fully).  Harry has learned a very hard lesson.  But, my concern is
> that Harry is not going to share this lesson with R/H and I think 
this
> might lead to; in the next book Snape sliping up, and prove Ron 
right.
>  I think for all of Hermione's smarts, *she* like DD are blinded by
> their abilities.  Snape is going to try and kill Hermione.  I think
> this for various reasons...  but, the big one is that Hermione puts
> too much trust in DD.
> 
> What do ya think?  A new off the wall theory, but, I wanted to see
> what others thought of it.
> Thanks Tj

I actually don't agree with this.  I think Dumbledore CAN still be 
trusted.  It's true that he let his love for Harry get in the way 
by "protecting" him from the true, full story longer than he should 
have.  But in what other way can we say he hasn't proven trustworthy?

Also, I've always felt that whenever Hermione says something this 
strongly, she's been proven correct.  Am I way off on that?  It just 
seemed as I re-read these books to my daughter this past year, more 
often than not, if Hermione said, "Don't!" or otherwise tried to 
instruct or warn Harry/Ron, she turned out to be right.  (Of course, 
in my mind I attributed this to Hermione's "being" JKR...and of 
course JKR knows what's right & best.)

Okay, that may be a load of malarky.  Have at me!

Snapey Susan