Who is Dumbledore?

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No: HPFGUIDX 78351

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Danger Mouse" 
<dangermousehq at h...> wrote:
> Susan:
If Dumbledore knows 
> everything that is going on then how did he not know there were 
three 
> unregistered animagi running around Hogwart?  Why did he not know 
> that Moody was not Moody?  Why did he need Veritaserum when he did 
> discover Barty/Moody?  Does he have selective knowledge the same 
way 
> some people (especially kids) have selective hearing?  It is very 
> confusing to me to really get a sense of who Dumbledore is and 
what 
> his intentions are when one minute he already knows what is going 
on 
> and what is going to happen and the next minute he is clueless.  
He 
> also knew of the DA but didn't know they called 
> themselves "Dumbledore's Army"?  
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I think he knew about the three unregistered animagi.  But as he was 
harboring a werewolf anyway, why turn in his friends?

Dumbledore in olde English means bumblebee.  Remember the wasp Harry 
heard buzzing around during one of his OWLS?  (Was it astronomy?) 
Also, remember when Dumbledore tells Harry that he doesn't need an 
invisiblity cloak to be invisible?  (Disillusionment charm, perhaps?)
I think Dumbledore isn't omnipresent, but he's definitely around.  
He's sees more than he's seen.  I wouldn't be surprised if he has a 
time turner or something like it, (his watch with the planets?) at 
his disposal.  He usually knows how things are going to turn out, so 
doesn't panic in the middle of an emergency.  

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