The Timing of Lupin WAS Re: Dumbledore and Lupin

[Josh Warren]

No: HPFGUIDX 109182

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sbursztynski" 
<greatraven at h...> wrote:
> For that matter, is he really that on the 
> ball? If he did know Peter was alive and where he was, why wasn't he
> fighting to get Sirius 
> out of Azkaban? Even Lupin thought Sirius had done it until the 
night
> at the Shrieking 
> Shack - he said so - and he was one of Sirius's two best friends.  
if
> I thought DD was really 
> so heartless as to let a man he believed innocent rot in Azkaban
> without even *trying* to 
> help and then hired Lupin only to keep an eye on Harry, I'd be very
> disappointed in him.

OK, I can't stand it anymore... :)  The "all-knowing" Dumbledore has 
made _many_ _many_ mistakes in his life... including assuming Sirius' 
guilt. OotP should have shattered all this misconceptions that DD is 
perfect. He means well, and he is a fairly smart guy... and not too 
shabby at hiding his surprise from time to time (his mask has slipped 
on occasion)... but... he's not omniscient.

Re-read DD's confession, and take him off his pedistal. DD didn't 
know about Quirrel in PS/SS (tsk tsk Snape), he didn't know about 
Ginny in CoS, he didn't know about Peter in PoA, he didn't know about 
Crouch!Moody in GoF, and he really screwed up in OotP by not sharing 
the first time he actually knew something useful!

*off soapbox*
Josh