Sirius was right, Dumbledore was wrong

[Ms Mo Me]

No: HPFGUIDX 93369

Neri wrote:

"The facts in OotP state plainly that Sirius was right
all along, 
while DD, as he admits in the end, was wrong. Sirius
wanted to tell 
Harry everything immediately when he came to Grimmauld
Place. 
The "responsible" Molly and Lupin had prevented him
from doing so 
according to DD's directions. Had the order been
following Sirius' 
advice, not only Sirius' death would have prevented,
but Harry would 
have recognized the nature of his dreams much earlier,
and could have 
got Occlumency lessons in a less antagonistic
atmosphere, with DD 
still around to sort out the problems. Sirius, while
far from being 
perfect (and who is?) instinctively understood that
responsibility 
should go with knowledge, and that the truth is
generally preferable, 
a policy which DD preaches but doesn't practice much. 


In conclusion: with the possible exception of
Hermione, Sirius was 
the most far-seeing, levelheaded and responsible
person in OotP. This 
is plain canon."


Mo:

I totally agree with you.  But..... ;o)  

 Dumbledore could not have forseen what would happen. 
He even admits he was wrong in the end of OoP and
should have let HP know more sooner.  It would have
saved everyone a lot of grief.
I don't blame Dumbledore for this.  He was afraid if
HP knew too much he might do something rash.  Adults
have a tendency to think this way.
 You are right, though, DD should have known that by
keeping a 15 year old in the dark after all of the
things he had experienced, he was BOUND to try and go
to desperate measures at some point.

Think about it this way, though.  Life often doesn't
go as smoothly as we plan it.  There are a LOT of
trials that we go through.  A lot of MISTAKES we make.
 But, we learn from them, right?  And, for the most
part, things usually work out in the end....

I think the reason there were so many "mistakes" made
by the characters in OoP was because that is just
human nature.

If things went smoothly and no one ever made any
mistakes, then it wouldn't make for a very good HP
series that everyone enjoys so much.  I believe all of
this anxiety, loss, struggle and torment are going to
all make for a knockout sixth and seventh book, which
I can't wait to read.  

~Mo