Dumbledore Didn't Lie

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No: HPFGUIDX 91173

In _The Prisoner of Azkaban_, near the end after Harry and Hermione 
return from saving Buckbeak and Black, we see Snape yelling his head 
off and Fudge trying to console him, while Dumbledore enjoys 
himself.  Dumbledore does speak, but you can see he does not directly 
lie.  Instead of saying that Harry and Hermione were in their beds 
the whole time (which he knows wasn't true) directly, he first says  
they were locked in their rooms and asked Madam Pomfrey if they had 
been in bed.  She answers "yes," of course.  What we see hear is 
interesting: Dumbledore doesn't lie about it.  He knows what happened 
was different from what he wanted others to believe, but he doesn't 
lie to tell them that.  Hats off for Dumbledore who is indeed wise.

^_^

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