They’ve been listening to Dumbledore’s ‘Life Is A Story’ pitch a bit too much.
Seems likely to me that tearing this down will be the climax of the Roles chapters. Dumbledore is the big character we have left who hasn’t had a ‘meeting’ with Harry. And all throughout the story—referencing Gandalf and LotR, “that’s not his style”—Dumbledore has been about playing a role in a story.
Also, revealing Dumbledore’s secrets is one of the big elements of Rowlings’ book 7, and one of the things HP:MoR would have to deal with to resolve all the canon plots in Harry’s first year.
Facepalm, of course. I was thinking there would be a meeting along the lines of the previous private conferences—pretending to be wise in particular. Didn’t actually get around to checking which meetings had happened versus which characters I’d expect.
Seems likely to me that tearing this down will be the climax of the Roles chapters. Dumbledore is the big character we have left who hasn’t had a ‘meeting’ with Harry. And all throughout the story—referencing Gandalf and LotR, “that’s not his style”—Dumbledore has been about playing a role in a story.
Also, revealing Dumbledore’s secrets is one of the big elements of Rowlings’ book 7, and one of the things HP:MoR would have to deal with to resolve all the canon plots in Harry’s first year.
“The first meeting:
...
...Harry found himself, still in his pajamas, facing Albus Dumbledore...”
Facepalm, of course. I was thinking there would be a meeting along the lines of the previous private conferences—pretending to be wise in particular. Didn’t actually get around to checking which meetings had happened versus which characters I’d expect.