Why, o why, o why, o why the constant use of manipulative Dumbledore? It's both paranoid and self-defeating.
Author's response
Because I don't see Dumbledore in any other way, unless you think he is totally incompetent. Having written him that way for 3 1/2 years, over numerous stories, I still don't see any reason to change, other than the exact balance between manipulative and incompetent.
"T"