Two weeks worth... DD's curious timing in SS/PS & OOTP...

[Phil Boswell]

No: HPFGUIDX 107715

"vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
[snip]
> There is another strange moment like this during Harry's trial in 
> OOTP:
> Page 139, U.S. version --
> "I must have missed it," said Dumbledore cheerfully. "However, due
> to a lucky mistake I arrived at the Ministry three hours early, so
> no harm done."
> It's obvious that Fudge never sent an owl to Harry or DD. But DD's 
> comment is curious?  I don't think that he is lying; 
[snip]

On the contrary, he is lying through his teeth, and enjoying every
second of it.

Fudge knows damn well that the time and place of the Hearing were
changed particularly to prevent any interference by Dumbledore or
indeed anybody else on Harry's behalf, but he can't say anything
without admitting his attempted subterfuge.

Dumbledore knows damn well that this is what Fudge has been up to, and
that either there was no such owl or that it was sent way too late on
purpose. He has evenso managed to thwart Fudge *and* throw it in his
teeth. His mistake was about as "lucky" as Riddle's diary getting into
Ginny Weasley's cauldron.

HTH HAND
-- 
Phil