<div dir="ltr"><div>You see, statements like this one always surprise me, because I knew from the outset of the books that Dumbledore was incredibly manipulative. The first few paragraphs of SS told me that and I've never understood how it was that so many people missed those clues. <br>
<br></div>Lynda<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 5:48 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:moony_loony@yahoo.com" target="_blank">moony_loony@yahoo.com</a>>;</span> wrote:<br>
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<p>Dumbledore. He is by far the most cunning, manipulative and ruthless character of the whole series. The most scary part is that you don't realize it until much later. Frankly, he makes for a much better Slytherin than Voldemort.</p>
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