Filed under - Why didn't they....?

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No: HPFGUIDX 91937

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> So we must ask, why didn't they think of these two perfectly good
> excuses to get out of this trouble?
> 
> Well the most obvious answer is that if they had used them, it would
> have messed up the story. JKR needed to get Dumbledore out of the
> castle, and this was her method.
> 
More than the heat of the moment, you also have to assume that Fudge 
and Umbridge would accept the truth if it were presented to them.  
All of the options involving truth require them to trust Dumbledore 
and/or Harry on the explanation.  Everything to that point in the 
book pointed to the fact that Dumbledore and Harry were discredited 
and no longer trusted by the ministry.  The initial setup looked like 
another excuse to expel Harry, the ensuing actions allowed 
Dumbledore - who had other means of survival and avoidance of the 
ministry, the opportunity to take the rap and protect Harry.  At 
least, that is my 2 knuts.

Kristen