DD's credibitly (was Re: The names in the Goblet (Was: DD: an appreciation)

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No: HPFGUIDX 96902

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:
> 
> Jen again: So, it doesn't exactly say that Hermione & Dumbledore 
> tell the *truth* all the time, but I infer from JKR's comment about 
> Dumbledore that he comes the closest to telling us JKR's view of 
>the WW.
> 
> Personally, I think Hermione & Dumbledore tell the truth *as they 
> see it* which leaves the possibility open for them to be wrong at 
> times. Like Dumbledore's interpretation of the Prophecy. He might 
>be interpreting it wrong, but I have no doubts he truly believes he 
>is steering Harry in the right direction.


I completely agree, and would like to add a further point. If JKR is 
using DD to tell the reader *facts*, this narrative mechanism won't 
work if DD doesn't have complete credibility with the reader. This 
must mean that DD does indeed tell the truth *all the time*. If he 
doesn't, the narrative loses its integrity. 
In fact, this is the main reason why I completely and utterly 
disbelief all puppet-master, coldly manipulative DD theories. Not for 
moral reasons (e.g., that it sends a wrong message to children), but 
for aesthetic reasons - it wrecks too much havoc with the structure 
of the story.


Naama