I honestly didn't understand this story.
Author's response
Well, I'm not entirely sure where you are confused. Is it about the point of the story?
As I said in my profile, this story is a response to all those cliches out there about a Manipulative Dumbledore that always repeat themselves and rarely think the "Manipulative" thing through. This story brings up the idea of "What if Dumbledore was both Manipulative and Competent?"