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.
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.