Why didn't DD reveal Voldemort's identity?

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 186893

> Alla:
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> Oh yes, I think you nailed Dumbledore canon based reasoning, it is not like I can SEE Dumbledore worrying for people's lives in canon. I am however saying that at least this inference is reasonable and understandable to me, you know? It is not like I need to imagine Voldemort killing people left and right for any reasons he can come up with and the reason being to stop people from talking seems as good as nay to me.
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> But of course Dumbledore LURVES keeping secrets, always did. 
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> I am just thinking that purely utilitarian purpose of getting information for the purpose of maybe keeping more secrets makes at least some sort of sense to me.

Magpie:
I can see some sense in it too. It's not as illogical as for instance (imo) Voldemort's plan in GoF, for instance. But it's just I would never buy it as Dumbledore's actual motivation, because being Dumbledore he'd jump on this reason because it was the one that led him keep the secret. I can't imagine him giving the alternative any fair consideration--he probably wouldn't even realize he wasn't. The choice where he keeps the secret is always the obvious choice for Dumbledore since he, personally, feels safer, more secure, happier, whatever when he's got more knowledge than everyone else. I think the whole idea would inspire a general unease in him he could easily tell himself was about other people rather than his own issues.


-m