[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron is Dumbledore?
Gregory Lynn
gregorylynn at attbi.com
Thu Mar 6 18:27:12 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 53304
Eric--
In PoA, it is sauid that it was Dumbledore's testimony that Sirius
was the Potters' Secret Keeper that was the clincher that sent
Sirius to Azkaban: "I myself gave evidence to the Ministry that
Sirius had been the Potters' Secret Keeper." (PoA, US edition, pg.
392). Now, if Dumbledore really were Ron, he would've known from
the start that Sirius was innocent and that Pettigrew was
untrustworthy, especially because he was the one who let him sleep
in his bed for years. I'm sure there's more if one searches.
Moi:
Well, others have pointed out the obvious explanation that Ron learned in that time period that he couldn't change things too much.
I'd also point out two things.
1) Dumbledore says 'I myself gave evidence..." but doesn't say he believed the evidence he gave and I think we know that he has a certain disregard for the rules that would enable him to be morally confident in the rightness of lying under oath to save Harry's life, the world, or whatever it is he's trying to save.
2) A known murderer escapes, makes several threatening sorties into the school, and ends up being captured by a teacher you trust along with one student that is knocked out, and two students with a history of shenanigans who spout a story about the murderer being innocent and one of his long dead victims being the real killer. It's an absurd story isn't it?
Dumbledore is the only one who didn't see Pettigrew who believes the story isn't he? Or perhaps McGonagall, but she fits in the theory as well or even if she isn't Hermione, we've seen her put absolutely faith in Dumbledore.
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Gregory Lynn
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