[HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore Does Lie - Sort Of/Why didn't Snape turn Harry in?

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 159237

Alla:

Harry forgot to tell Dumbledore that Draco kicked Trelawney out - something
that **may** have caused Dumbledore to do something about Draco or not, so I
am not sure about handling situation badly. 

I think that what prevented Dumbledore from taking him seriously is
Dumbledore insistence that he knows better how to deal with Draco. 
Ooops.


Sherry now:

This isn't a complete "me too" to Alla.  I don't believe for one moment that
Dumbledore would have paid any attention to Harry if he'd told about
Trelawney.  If DD really knew all along what Draco was up to, he let him run
loose in the school, reeking havoc and plotting more deaths after the
necklace incident.  He did nothing to stop Draco after the poisoning of Ron.
I don't have a lot of confidence that he'd have done anything any other way,
if he'd known about Trelawney.  He was too sure of himself, too certain he
had it all under control and that he was right to let events play out.  If
he didn't take action after the near deaths of two students, why should we
expect him to take more care after an assault on a teacher?

Sherry