Thanks for that! It's always so hard to get a handle on what Dumbledore is actually thinking, and we go to great lengths to try to make sense of his convoluted plans. But what if, instead of a brilliant manipulator who pretends to be a kooky old man, it's the other way around?

It all makes sense now...

I don't have words.

Yup. Either evil, or a moron. Glad to see someone took the latter part to its full conclusion! Lol XD

Appreciate the concept, but this alternated between too dry (way too much passive voice) and a glut of shark jumps. Plus it failed to negate many of Dumbledore's moments of true badassery that featured in canon (His Voldemort duel, for example).

So instead of EVIL you think Albus is INSANE?

Excellent story
Rock on

never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity, good job pointing out that dumbles might just be confused

with a lynching?

I don't usually comment on one shots, but this was epically funny.

Yes, it's funny how flamers rarely seem to read what they flame.

Lol, I think the guy who says this is a Dumbledore apologist piece never even read it. The only way he could possibly think that is if he only read the hook.

Oh good lord

He is not a máster manipulator, he is just a lucky old idiot.

Great - yet another Dumbledore apologist piece.

I truly, deeply, fervently wish that all the fuckers that think Dumbledore was this great and good wizard, instead of the evil and/or incompetent fucktard he really is, were entrusted to his care and were the person of focus necessary for his 'Greater Good'.

I truly believe THAT would be for the 'Greater Good'.