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

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 107726

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Phil Boswell" <phil_hp7 at y...> 
wrote:
> "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]

Phil:
> 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. 

Geoff:
We had a short discussion on this way back arising out of questions 
about Percy's loyalty.

You might like to call up messages 81021/81025/81030/81035/81055 
which could interest you.