Perjury, Dumbledore, and Right v Easy once Again (Re: Percy.)

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 166126

"lupinlore" <rdoliver30 at ...> wrote:

> what would happen if, as some might have
> wished, Harry had been called on the carpet
> in front of DD about his behavior in potions.  
> Would not a logical - if controversial
> response have been, "Oh, lieing is only
> acceptable at the Wizengamot? 

Yes, it's what I would say if I were Harry, except that I don't think
Dumbledore would ever call him on the carpet for that.

> Oh, I get it, it was RIGHT but HARD to 
> lie to the Wizengamot? 

Exactly, the Wizengamot was full of intelligent and wise old wizards
and witches, it would not be easy to tell a convincing lie to them,
but Figg and Dumbledore pulled it off. I congratulate them! Telling a
lie to the enemy is no vice, it's a virtue, if you can do it well.

> Lupinlore, who finds DD's arguable hypocrisy
> on the right-vs-easy question most amusing

You can find good things that are hard, and good things that are easy,
and bad things that are easy, and bad things that are hard; Dumbledore
said it's important to be able to sort that out. I can find no
hypocrisy there. 

Eggplant