Why didn't DD reveal Voldemort's identity?

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No: HPFGUIDX 186869

> Pippin:
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> Maybe Dumbledore is afraid that if he spreads a scandal about Voldemort's past, Voldemort will uncover the scandal in his :) People who live in glass houses...
> 
> But anyway Alla, Dumbledore has to have some reason for keeping the secret, besides spoiling the plot of CoS ;) Even if you think it is not a good reason, there ought  to be a reason that Dumbledore thought was good. As Percy says, he usually gives a reason for what he does.

Alla:

Does he though? I mean as Magpie said Dumbledore keeps secrets for the sake of keeping secrets IMO and this is very well shown in canon is it not?

So my thing is I do not think he did have any reason except maybe thinking that the less people know the better. 

Or maybe he had some reason, I just do not see it in canon.

Pippin:
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> But there'd be another group of people who had interacted with Riddle on a daily basis: classmates, other prefects, teachers. Those people might have information Dumbledore didn't have, about Riddle's interest in things that Riddle was too wary to bring up with Dumbledore. About dark magic, or ways to escape death, for example. 

Alla:

Sure.

 
> Alla:
> > Now, I CAN possibly see the explanation that Dumbledore would be afraid that Voldie Tom would just simply kill off all people who knew him as Riddle. I agree that it will be very much like Tom, except, well it does not feel very Dumbledore like to me.
> > 
> > Now how many people still know Tom as Tom? I would bet that we can count them on the fingers of two hands, if that many.
> > 
> > Sorry, but after book 7 Dumbledore does not strike me as a guy who would worry much about few lives lost if greater good comes out of it.
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> Pippin:
> And how will they answer Dumbledore's questions if Voldemort kills them first???? 

Alla:

But now you are talking about something different I think. I thought that when you say that Dumbledore would worry that Voldemort will kill somebody from this group, he would worry simply because every life counts to him and I do not believe he will.

Now will he worry that he may not get information? Hm, probably. He however can still get to those people first, after all as we see in HBP Dumbledore did not care much what happened to those people AFTER he questioned them. Who was it who he supposedly wanted to get out of jail but did not? Hetsuba (sp?) or somebody else?


Pippin:
> It is a reading against canon, IMO, to say that Dumbledore would not worry.  In HBP, Hagrid says he has never seen Dumbledore so worried. We know what he was worried about -- that it was proving harder to keep Draco from hurting anyone  than Dumbledore had expected. 

Alla:

It is certainly reading against author's intent. But is it reading against the books? Not sure. I do not believe that Dumbledore worried one bit, since he did not stop Draco right after first attack.

I do not believe Dumbledore worried one bit about the life that could be lost unnecessary when he tells Snape to betray their plans to Voldemort in DH.

I really really do not believe that Dumbledore worried or cared what will happen to Snape's soul after Snape kills him.

And of course we know what he wanted Harry to do. Yes, greater good will come out of it. I am saying that he does not care if few lifes are lost in the process, that's all.



> Pippin:
> Because people are not as simple or as logical as that. And wizards aren't even trained to be logical. I bet lots of DE's wouldn't care who is  in charge as long as it isn't Muggle lovers who won't let a wizard keep Muggles in their place.  

Alla:

Of course! If they do not care who is in charge my argument falls apart, I just do not see proof that they will not care.