Harry's first time in Dumbledore's office

[Derek Thorburn]

No: HPFGUIDX 140450

I've been thinking a lot lately of Harry's first time in Dumbledore's 
office, which was just after he discovered the double attack of Justin and 
Nearly Headless Nick.  After Dumbledore said to him, "I must ask you whether 
there is anything you'd like to tell me;  anything at all" I wondered if 
there would have been a more speedy outcome to the mystery of the attacks if 
Harry had launched straight from Dobby's visit at the Dursleys' home and the 
fact that Dobby had sealed the barrier at King's Cross.  I know Ron had told 
him that it was a bad sign among wizards to speak of the fact that Harry was 
hearing voices nobody else could hear, but Harry had just found out that his 
strange language to the snake at the duelling club was called parceltongue. 
It seems to me that Dumbledore was saying, "Harry, I want to ask you today 
if you want to tell me anything.  Even if it is unimportant to you, it may 
be important to me".

Derek