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

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 166086

> Zgirnius:
> >  Dumbledore himself did not know (he says, and I 
> > believe him, except when I am admiring Pippin's cool idea that 
Snape 
> > made the potion.)
> 
> Pippin:
> Huh? Where does Dumbledore say he didn't know what the potion
> would do? He frowns slightly at the emerald liquid "evidently thinking
> hard." Then he says, "Undoubtedly[...]this potion must act in a way
> that will prevent me from taking the horcrux. It might paralyze me,
> cause me to forget what I am here fore, create so much pain I am
> distracted, or render me incapable in some other way." 

zgirnius:
To me the most straightforeward reading of the quoted text is that yes, 
Dumbledore is guessing a list of possible unpleasant effects of the 
green goo. The blanket statement "or render me incapable in some other 
way" especially.

I do agree, though, that he is making no definitive statement about his 
lack of knowledge, hence my willingness to consider your theory. He is 
surely a master of concealing the truth without lying.