Sleeping Portrait

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 137498

Barb:

>> That is, of course, Harry's interpretation of her motivation for making "an 
odd movement". I think it could be that she is signalling to DD to stay 
"slumbering". Might she be testing Harry's commitment to his promise not to 
reveal the Horcrux Quest to anyone but Hermione and Ron? 

CathyD now:
Except for the interview JKR gave saying that Dumbledore's wisdom has isolated him, and that he has no equal, no partner, no confidante.  She says that while McGonagall is a worthy second-in-command, she is not an equal to Dumbledore. IMO, Dumbledore has not given the Horcrux information to anyone other than Harry, and through him, to Ron and Hermione.  Someone else may know or have guessed (R.A.B. did) but not from Dumbledore's telling.  I personally think this is one of Dumbledore's biggest *emotional mistakes,* that while he trusts a lot of people - Snape, Minerva, Hagrid, etc. - he does not trust them with his things.  Nobody else appears to know exactly *why* Dumbledore is so certain that Snape is on his side, that Snape is truly redeemed from his life as a DE.  Just that Dumbledore *knew something we didn't* or had *an iron-clad reason for trusting Snape.*


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