Dumbledore lied to Harry... AGES ago.

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 175882

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> 
wrote:
  
> Easiest? So rather than simply hand over a bottle of his own memories
> to Snape to give to Harry at the proper time Dumbledore proceeded to
> lie to Snape for years because he figured Harry would someday stumble
> upon the man seconds before his death and Snape would agree to give
> Harry all his memories. It seems to me people are going through some
> pretty wild contortions to avoid the simple fact that Dumbledore had
> raised Harry for 17 years so he could be slaughtered like a pig. 

Rowena: As I have observed before from Gof on DD had good reason to 
hope that Harry could survive the final confrontation. However as he 
himself says it's 'just a guess, though my guesses are usually good.'
IMO Dumbledore does not confide this hope to either Snape, or by 
extension Harry, precisely because he is *NOT* sure and doesn't want to 
raise false hopes.

  Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch