[HPforGrownups] Would Dumbledore lie? (Was: The Catalyst to Riddles Motiv...

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rubeus_hagrid at wanadoo.es writes:

>  Me:
> 
>  I don't think so, DD says he would never lie to Harry: 
>  "The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and 
> should therefore be treated with great caution. However, I shall answer 
> your questions unless I have a very good reason not to, in which case I beg 
> you'll forgive me. I shall not, of course, lie." PS/SS Chapter 17.
> 
>  And Dumbledore always explains why he does or doesn't do things. He'd 
> refuse to explain something, but never tell a lie, and much less to protect 
> someone.

I have always been of the opinion that when Dumbledore is speaking privately 
to Harry, explaining one of the great mysteries of life, it is really JKR 
speaking to the reader.  Therefore one may assume that Dumbledore will never 
lie to Harry when there is no one else present.  If there is a third person 
in the room, even Ron or Hermione, then there is always the possibility that 
Dumbledore *might* "bend the truth".
To a true teacher, outright "black is white" lies are anathema.

  --  Ray


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