[HPforGrownups] Re: Snapes assignment & Harry's Lies.

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 60142

> bboy_mn:
>
> Let's not give too much credence to Voldie's ability to detect lies.
> First, he is a megalomaniac, and see himself as all knowing and all
> powerful. Second, it's not that hard to tell when a frightened 12 year
> old boy is lying. They really aren't that good at it. He also seems to
> know when Wormtail is lying, but I suspect that Wormtail is worse at
> it than a frightened 12 year old boy.
>
I don't know.  I think Wormtail is actually quite good at lying.  He lied to
his three best friends, among others, for an entire year and was never
caught.  To me, this indicates that Wormtail is quite skilled at lying.  I
think Voldemort can see through Wormtail because he is even more skilled at
the art of lying than Wormtail, he knows Wormtail and how he works, and I
think Voldemort is very knowledgeable about people and how they work.
Harry, in comparison to these two, is a very poor liar.  As you say, he's
only 12 and isn't by nature a liar.

Kelly Grosskreutz
http://www.idcnet.com/~ivanova