Dumbledore as a judge of character (Was:Why DD did not ask Snape to kill him

[a_svirn]

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Carol:
<sniP> let's look at the people Dumbledore trusts (perhaps not as
> completely as he trusts Snape). We can start with Harry, <snip>

a_svirn:
Does he, though? He kept Harry in the dark in OOP, never explaining
anything to him about his destiny, never telling him *why* does he
need lessons, *why* cannot Dumbledore teach him himself, never
explaining him about the blood protection. And when he finally does
explain (waaay too late) he does it in such a manner that I can only
say (well, quote), "I wish that he would explain his explanation".
And he certainly never trusted Harry enough to explain what was going
on with Draco and Snape in HBP. In CoS he asks question alright but
does he explain about the chamber? Does enlighten Harry as to the
identity of "the heir"? And so on and so forth. Dumbledore had kept
himself very much for himself through all six books which is good for
suspense, but does not bespeak trustiness. Not even towards Harry.


> Carol:
whom he loves
> and admires and from whom he withholds information only because
Harry
> is too young, not yet ready, or because the link with Voldemort is
too
> strong (in OoP). By HBP, Dumbledore is telling Harry things that
> he's apparently told no one else, even trusting Harry to forcefeed
him
> poison.

a_svirn:
He is telling Harry things that are connected to his destiny. He does
not do *because* he trusts him. He *has* to trust him because Harry
is the Chosen One. But it wasn't Dumbledore who chose him

> Carol:
> The Order members, unlike the Daily Prophet, know that Dumbledore's
> judgment was sound. <snip abput PS and stretchers>

a_svirn:
Not always, as they are now they forced to admit. Not when it comes
to Snape. Conjuring stretchers is a very good reason to give benefit
of doubt to a man you don't like. It is entirely insufficient reason
to trust a man who committed a murder, though. The only thing they
know to Snape's credit is saving Harry's life in PS. But that was
between the wars. And Dumbledore himself explained that it was just a
qui pro quo thing. If we are to trust Dumbledore's judgement then,
Snpe wouldn't do the same for, say, Oliver Wood.