Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books/only ifs

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 106007

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brenda M." 
<Agent_Maxine_is at h...> wrote:
> 
> Also, *even if* DD had told Harry of the prophecy, he wouldn't 
> necessarily say "oh by the way, the record is kept at DoM and VM 
> might trick your mind for you to go after it". After all, DD 
didn't 
> realize just how DEEPLY Harry and VM's connection runs. It was 
only 
> after Arthur's near death experience that both parties realized 
it, 
> and was too late by then. Sigh, ONLY IF Harry had told Sirius 
about 
> his Frank-Bryce dream in the beginning of GoF...
> 
> 
> Brenda

Your last paragraph brings up something that I've always wanted to 
count: the "ONLY IFS."
What if Harry had made the decision to ask an adult about something 
bothering him, or used something at his disposal, or not gone 
somewhere. The list goes one. Does anyone want to contribute to the 
ONLY IFS list?
1. Telling Sirius about the Frank Bryce dream.
2. Telling Dumbledore his dreams in OOTP.