Dumbledore & Dursleys-What DD Knew

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Alla:

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Am I confusing? I am just saying that IF Dumbledore knew 
FOR SURE   that bribery would work to ease Harry's life, he 
should have used it  without hesitation.
 
 
Pippin:
And if he knows, having lived so very long, that bribery and 
threats *always* make things worse eventually, and that's *why* 
they're considered illegal and immoral, then he shouldn't use 
them. Do you agree?


Alla:

Partially. I don't think that Dumbledore can rely on his past 
experience, his past experience mislead him way too often in the 
books, IMO.

ONLY IF he knows that in this particular situation with Dursleys and 
Harry bribery will not work and make things worse, THEN he should 
not use it, IMO.

But I don't think that he should not use bribery only because his 
past experience showed him that it does not work in general, because 
contrary to Dumbledore' s experience it could have worked in this 
situation. It is a hypothetical only of course, but who knows, maybe 
it was another of "old man's mistakes".


Just my opinion,

Alla