JKR messed up........ no.

[muscatel1988]

No: HPFGUIDX 178431

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone else see
> a gap or disconnect between the young Dumbledore, both before and
> after the two-month friendship/infatuation with GG and his ideas, and
> the older Dumbledore, whom we see at his youngest with Tom Riddle in
> HBP? 

Mus responds:

Yes, you're right - there's a considerable disconnect there.  It's
almost as if he's swung from one end of the prejudicial spectrum to
the other - the Dumbledore of Harry's ear claims to privilege Muggles
more than any other character we meet, far more so than Arthur.

In fact, Dumbledore seems to be saying, with every fibre of his being
"Some of my best friends are Muggles".  If so, then it's worth asking
if he has really changed his mind.  I don't have the books to hand at
the moment, but it might be interesting to look at how he interacts
with Muggles when we see it (rather than just accepting what he says).
 Two scenes come to mind - the beginning of HBP with the Dursleys and
the head-butting glasses, and the Pensieve meeting with the manager of
the orphanage later in the same book.  Both of them, curiously,
involve alcohol pressed on Muggles.  You know, suddenly I don't like
this (and I'm reminded of Rohypnol!Harry getting Slughorn drunk in HBP
as well, which I found questionable).  

Arthur shows some respect for Muggle ingenuity - what Muggliana does
Dumbledore reference?  Bowling, sweets, knitting patterns, possibly
the Underground, chamber music - and usually to deflect the
conversation from something else.  He's using his Mugglophilia to
project an particular image of himself which is at least evasive. 
Could it deliberately false?

Had I my books to hand, there'd be doubtless much more canon.  Drat.

Mus, who simply must stop forming neologisms containing "Muggl-".