[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's loyalties and DD mistakes WAS: Re: HBP: Why I am 98.6% certain that...

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 146578


On Monday, January 16, 2006, at 05:45 PM, Miles wrote:

> If Dumbledore just dropped a friendly note to
> Harry from time to time, it would have been enough to prevent the 
> situation
> in the MoM.
> Frankly, when I finished OotP first, I was a bit angry about this, 
> because I
> had and still have a problem to see DDs stupidness concerning Harry's
> feelings to be in character. Even if DDs emotional considerations are
> redirected to reason, this mistake should not have happened.
>
> Miles
>

The problem is that even dropping Harry notes would have led Harry to 
thinking about DD and their relationship in a good way, which was the 
express purpose of not letting on at all. We clearly saw the Harry was 
no good at hiding things in his mind. I think he can and I certainly 
hope we see evidence of practice in the last book, but certainly during 
OoTP Harry's knowing anything was dangerous. Frustrating? Yes. Totally. 
But really the smart thing to do.

kchuplis