Of Caves and Tarot Cards

[diliapacheco]

No: HPFGUIDX 135482

Jen:
> I don't believe Dumbledore knew the extent of Draco's plan, i.e. the Vanishing cabinents nor DE invasion. But he knew Draco was attempting to kill him. He's not at all surprised when Draco corners him on the tower...
> Harry's concern is not Draco, but the safety of the school. Dumbledore dismisses his concern. If Dumbledore's boggart is causing other people suffering or death because of his own mistakes, he has now set himself up to experience that very thing. (We agree that DD is not worried about Draco's attempts on his life.)

Merrylinks:
> I think Dumbledore is seeing his future.<
> My read on DD's begging and pleading in the cave is that it's not 
for himself, but for the safety of the students. If you are right, if 
the potion magnifies a person's greatest fears and guilts, sort of like an extreme dementor attack, then DD's constant pleading is 
consistent with that. 

Hi!

Good points, good points! But I would like to add to all the above 
that, maybe Dumbledore was interested in Harry seeing him die. For 
instance, if Harry finally sees Dumbledore, the best Wizard ever, die 
before his eyes, maybe just maybe he would finally realize that he is 
also human. And with this, he would start to believe in himself, 
mature a lot, and acknowledge the great wizard he also is. Since in 
all the books he always doubts his powers, he is just human. For 
example, in the first book, after Hagrid tells him he is a wizzard, 
he does not believe it, even though all the weird stuff he had done 
throughout his life that he could not explain. And then afterwards he 
learned pretty well that he is a wizard, but could not believe that 
he is the wizzard that Dumbledore expects him to be. UNTIL NOW! In 
conclusion, I guess Dumbledore wanted Harry to meditate on his death, 
so that he starts believing in himself, as he did at the end of the 
6th book, where it is obvious he has matured a lot. 

Nevertheless, I hope you guys read the message I posted recently, 
¨Dumbledore and Gandalf¨ I would love your comments on that.

best wishes, always,

Dilia