[HPforGrownups] Trust in Dumbledore WAS: Re: The Statute of Secrecy

[Janette]

No: HPFGUIDX 158986

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> a_svirn:
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> However, the blood projection thing, or, say, that wonderful
> Voldemort-baiting plan in OOP was another matter entirely. Here
> Dumbledore again didn't share his plans and intentions with other
> phoenixes, and he didn't have the same excuse as with Snape. Yet, it
> didn't seem to occur to anyone to question his dictatorial style.
> (Except, probably, for Sirius – again). They all adopted an attitude
> that can be summed up in Lupin's  words "It isn't our business to
> know, it's Dumbledore's business". And it's just, well, weak. To say
> the least.


montims:
but he was, wasn't he, the commander of their (unofficial) army?  That being
(if so) the case, you don't question your commander's decisions or actions
or orders - it's not a democracy, it's a chain of command.  And yes, he
should have an appointed second in command, but even that person is supposed
to obey without question.  He was considered, rightly or wrongly, to be the
greatest wizard of his time, and he had defeated Grindelwald.  He was also
charismatic - kind of the WW Winston Churchill.  With hindsight, we can
criticise Winston, but at the time he was instrumental in keeping Britain
free, and upholding morale.

Leading myself off on to a digression - assuming DD didn't actually kill
Grindelwald, could he be in Azkaban now or in the past?  Would he have been
Kissed?


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