DD: an appreciation (Was Re: Snape, A Murderer?)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 95553

I (Carol) wrote:
<< <snipped by Kneasy> What powers could he be too "noble" to use
other than the Unforgiveable Curses?

Or how about a short answer that can't be misinterpreted. Do I believe 
that Dumbledore would use the Unforgiveable Curses, for any reason, 
under any circumstances? No, I don't. >>

Kneasy responded:
<< With my imagination I could come up with lots of interesting powers, 
but we'd better ignore that.
 
Let me ask a question back: do you think that DD would use an 
Unforgivable to save Harry if no other means were available?

And remember, "for any reason, under any circumstances"  are your own 
limiting factors. (BTW my answer would be "yes.") >>

Carol answers:
Okay. I feel myself pushed into a corner here. I concede that *if*
that were the only option, he probably would use an Unforgiveable. But
I doubt that anything of the sort will happen. Dumbledore probably has
a number of abilities that we haven't yet seen demonstrated, and I
can't imagine him forced to use Voldemort's weapons. He's the only one
that Voldemort ever feared, and there's probably very good reason for
the fear. DD doesn't have to resort to evil means to win a battle.

Carol