like a dumb animal that cannot understand it is being sent away
Is it just me or is that kind of a weird comparison for a good guy to make… when I think of an animal that is being sent away and, not understanding, keeps wanting to return, I see Albus feeling compassion for the animal, rather than seeing it as something to which to liken an enemy/someone whose intelligence he wants to insult.
Made me wonder if it’s a real Dumbledore in there or just a conjured one that Quirrel wanted to see.
A satisfying victory against an opponent just one move behind… Sure seems like Q’s desire.
Only thing is this doesn’t explain why Harry can see it. I’d say it has to do with the Riddles being the same person, but that would mean a mere confundus broke that link? Is it possible Voldemort was able to get the true Quirrell to confund himself? This seems improbable.
More likely what we saw was special programming of some sort, keyed to a trait common to the Riddles, and not just a normal desire show—though not necessarily what it appeared to be.
Well, keep in mind that Harry did just see Voldemort’s reflection with Dumbledore’s family before the Confoundment wore off. I don’t recall the mirror doing that in the original canon, but it might just have been changed to make the scenes flow better rather than due to a specific mechanical change in how the mirror is supposed to work.
What the man might be seeing there, Harry could not tell; to Harry it seemed that the flat, perfect surface still reflected the room behind it, like a portal to another place.
Dumbledore is human (or, at least, wizard). He hates Voldemort, who has killed thousands. He has motive to talk to him to keep him there long enough for the Fixed Instant to trap him. The temptation to spend a little of that time insulting Voldemort is too much for even his self control to resist.
Voldemort, by contrast, is just playing with him, letting him waste time till he won’t be able to cancel the Fixed Instant, such that when Voldemort grabs the True Cloak of Invisibility Dumbledore will have no choice but to choose who dies forever, the “good Voldemort” or himself. Its very similar to how he toys with Rita Skeeter before murdering her.
Its really hard to make “you return when you are killed”, which is really quite the complement, into an insult. The dog metaphor was the best he could do.
Is it just me or is that kind of a weird comparison for a good guy to make… when I think of an animal that is being sent away and, not understanding, keeps wanting to return, I see Albus feeling compassion for the animal, rather than seeing it as something to which to liken an enemy/someone whose intelligence he wants to insult.
Made me wonder if it’s a real Dumbledore in there or just a conjured one that Quirrel wanted to see.
A satisfying victory against an opponent just one move behind… Sure seems like Q’s desire.
Only thing is this doesn’t explain why Harry can see it. I’d say it has to do with the Riddles being the same person, but that would mean a mere confundus broke that link? Is it possible Voldemort was able to get the true Quirrell to confund himself? This seems improbable.
More likely what we saw was special programming of some sort, keyed to a trait common to the Riddles, and not just a normal desire show—though not necessarily what it appeared to be.
Well, keep in mind that Harry did just see Voldemort’s reflection with Dumbledore’s family before the Confoundment wore off. I don’t recall the mirror doing that in the original canon, but it might just have been changed to make the scenes flow better rather than due to a specific mechanical change in how the mirror is supposed to work.
I thought Harry couldn’t see that.
Dumbledore is human (or, at least, wizard). He hates Voldemort, who has killed thousands. He has motive to talk to him to keep him there long enough for the Fixed Instant to trap him. The temptation to spend a little of that time insulting Voldemort is too much for even his self control to resist.
Voldemort, by contrast, is just playing with him, letting him waste time till he won’t be able to cancel the Fixed Instant, such that when Voldemort grabs the True Cloak of Invisibility Dumbledore will have no choice but to choose who dies forever, the “good Voldemort” or himself. Its very similar to how he toys with Rita Skeeter before murdering her.
I know all that. My point is not that it’s out of character for Dumbledore to insult Voldemort. It’s the choice of the insult.
Its really hard to make “you return when you are killed”, which is really quite the complement, into an insult. The dog metaphor was the best he could do.