seeking knowledge and keeping secrets-long

[sarcasticmuppet]

No: HPFGUIDX 80777

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone" 
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
> --- 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.

but if Harry knew exactly what Voldemort was up to should he rise 
again, he would have actually studied Occlumency, and Voldemort 
wouldn't have the prophecy, and Sirius would be alive.