Dumbledore the Godfather

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"allies426" <AllieS426 at ...> wrote:

> King's Cross Dumbledore told Harry
> that he expected Harry to survive.

I don't see where Dumbledore told Harry that at Kings Cross he
expected Harry to live. He told Harry that he didn't die because
Voldemort had his blood and he was still alive, and Voldemort was
still alive because the snake was still alive. Dumbledore told Snape
that he expected Harry to destroy the snake before he confronted
Voldemort for the last time and he expected Harry to die. Seems to me
a flesh and blood Dumbledore would have more incentive to tell the
truth to Snape than a ethereal Dumbledore would have to tell the truth
to Harry; we have already seen examples of ghosts that are ashamed of
themselves and want Harry to think well of them. I can't think of any
reason Dumbledore would lie to Snape about that, I can think of a
reason Dumbledore, even at the very end, would be let us say,
economical with the truth. After 7 books we have learned that even
when Dumbledore tells the truth to Harry it is never the whole truth.

And did you notice how many times when Harry asked a question
Dumbledore would tell him that he already knew, and sure enough he
did! Much of the information in that chapter came from Harry not
Dumbledore, and perhaps all of it did. I think JKR is giving us
permission (if we want to) to interpret it to mean Harry (and
Voldemort) were just knocked out and Harry's subconscious was putting
the last peaces of the puzzle together.  

Eggplant