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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "powellstarkey" 
<powellstarkey at ...> wrote:
>
>  I just wanted to comment by saying that the conversations that 
you are
> having on this site are great. I am an avid Harry Potter fan. I am
> rereading the books now.
> 
> I was very intrigued by the topic on how much does Dumbledore 
know? I
> think he knows a lot that goes on at the school. I think that with 
all
> the magical objects and people at Hogwarts they have a lot of 
respect
> for him even if they don't like him.
> 
> I also think that he does not waste his time with unnecessary 
words, he
> uses his words carefully. I think he treats Potter as a parent or 
an
> adult sometimes treats a child. We give them the information that 
they
> need at the time. Sometimes when you receive too much at one time 
your
> brain goes into overload. I think Dumbledore knows that.
> 
> powellstarkey

While I agree with you somewhat, I think that had Dumbledore shared 
his knowledge of LV with Harry sooner, Harry could have been spared 
much heartache - namely the loss of Sirius. 

Dumbledore knew (or strongly suspected) that LV would try to lure 
Harry into the DofM to retrieve the prophecy. Had Dumbledore shown 
the memory from the pensieve to Harry prior to his 5th year and also 
warned Harry of his suspicions that LV would try to lure him to the 
DofM under false pretenses, Harry would never have gone there. 
Sirius would never have left #12 Grimmauld Place to come to Harry's 
rescue. Sirius would still be alive. 

I do agree that Dumbledore was just trying to protect Harry, spare 
him heartache and misery. However, he quite inadvertantly created 
more for Harry instead of alleviating it. I know that he realized 
his mistake after LV couldn't hang onto possessing Harry in the 
Ministry after the battle with the Death Eaters.

Is this your first time rereading the books? I've read each of them 
dozens of times - each ;) Each time something jumps out at me that I 
sort of missed before, or that just didn't seem that significant the 
other time(s) I read them.

I'm going to be posting some of my ?'s shortly.

Jenni from Alabama