Dumbledore's association with the Phoenix certainly does make me a little suspicious/hopeful that we haven't seen the last of him yet.
Dumbledore failed Tom Riddle. One of the important lessons in HP6 is how spectacularly Albus failed to stop Voldemort when there was still time, thus causing deaths like James's and Lily's. Albus underestimated Voldemort, even though he'd seen a glimpse of Tom's true character. Would Albus have made the same mistake twice?
Ah, that there seems like a really good point. Plus, remember that Dumbledore never did really trust Voldemort; he was wary of him right from the start. Whereas he says many times that he trusts Snape completely.
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Date: 2005-08-09 11:58 am (UTC)Dumbledore's association with the Phoenix certainly does make me a little suspicious/hopeful that we haven't seen the last of him yet.
Dumbledore failed Tom Riddle. One of the important lessons in HP6 is how spectacularly Albus failed to stop Voldemort when there was still time, thus causing deaths like James's and Lily's. Albus underestimated Voldemort, even though he'd seen a glimpse of Tom's true character. Would Albus have made the same mistake twice?
Ah, that there seems like a really good point. Plus, remember that Dumbledore never did really trust Voldemort; he was wary of him right from the start. Whereas he says many times that he trusts Snape completely.