well, that does make sense that Dumbles is the dark lord that Harry is to face. I love this.

Makes more sense than books 6-7. I never thought about the mail ward but it does make me wonder now how many negative things got past the ward. Plus Harry’s firebolt and his nimbus. If he wasn’t getting any fan mail, then those howlers and nasty letters during cos and gof wouldn’t have made it to him. Neither would the ones from the ministry. Another plot hole! Ooohhh.

BRILLIANT.

This does an excellent job of showing how Dumbledore really and repeatedly fucked up, and fucked over Harry's life as well as many others'.

I like it!

Whoof, what a spin; all the more chilling for its plausibility. You did an excellent job writing Dumbledore and showing how joyless he was despite the machinations.

Thanks!

Love it!

Funny stuff, and it makes a disturbing amount of sense.

Why are always the best stories the shortest,

Harry's... not really thinking this one through, unless his plan is for his first spell to be an uncontrolled Fiendfyre for a double self-immolation. Because Dumbledore so outclasses him in combat that the upcoming duel is only gone one way. Harry can't even reliably hope to force Dumbledore to kill him, much less actually defeat him. Harry's just going to get stunned, then obliviated, then Dumbledore's plan is back on track.

Wow! That was a corker! It makes so much sense as you write it, and I suspect harry has been pushed beyond all caring and would be as happy to die as to win against Dumbles.

Compelling arguments for Dumbledore as the Dark Lord. Nice read. Thanks for sharing!

Brilliant!

How on earth did I not find this gem before? It's very, VERY nice Dumble!bashing.

Okay, I hate the guy, so I will recognise every evil in the world attributed to him as the truth. But there ARE only two names on that prophecy. "Potter" is only a questionable suggestion made afterwards. The names are S.P.T., and a true seer never remembers the seeing, they're only the conduit or so. And A.D. with much too many letters in between. "Dark Lord" could be anyone who calls himself that or who acts like it without acknowledging his dark nature (or just lying about his dark nature).

Dark. Love it, I've often thought this, I've never really got my head around the entire prophecy being about dumbledore but the 'mark as equal' part fits dumbles far more than voldemort for sure.