seeking knowledge and keeping secrets-long

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 80758

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jwcpgh" <jwcpgh at y...> wrote:
> So when Harry asks DD a direct question about LV in PS/SS and DD 
> refuses to answer, he's making a terrible mistake that sets him up 
to 
> repeat it in the next 3 books, until both Harry and Sirius have 
paid 
> the cost.  

If Dumbledore had told Harry about the prophecy in PS/SS then 
Voldemort would have ripped the thing out of Harry's head instead of 
sneaking into the DoM and then would have immediately targeted Harry 
and tried to kill him. If anything holding the information from Harry 
only bought more time for Harry though at the cost of Sirius's life.