Why didn’t James Potter accept the offer of Albus Dumbledo re to be his secret keeper?...?

Because if James AND Lily (really, people, stop pretending that only James making decisions for the couple) had chosen Dumbledore as the keeper of the secret, they would have survived. At the st…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Why didn’t James Potter accept the offer of Albus Dumbledore to be his secret keeper? He was the strongest wizard of the time and James knew it well. Why didn’t he just put his safety in the hands of the strongest wizard?]( Simon Gauthier, Read Harry Potter since 2002 • [Answered August 13, 2020]( [Because if James AND Lily (really, people, stop pretending that only James making decisions for the couple) had chosen Dumbledore as the keeper of the secret, they would ha... Read more » [Upvote] 1.6K](   [I got my IQ tested professionally 5 times and got the following results: 137, 157, 168, 170, and 188. I range from gifted to extreme genius. 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The answer is not to discourage anyone from pursuing Civil Engineering but to make people who have already starting p... Read more » [Upvote] 713 [Comment] 58](   [What is the worst piece of writing advice ever for new authors?]( Rachel Neumeier, Author of 40 or so fantasy and SF novels • [Answered December 17, 2022]( [While basically all advice about writing falls somewhere between overstated and total garbage, possibly the very worst advice is “kill your darlings.” If you love a detail, ... Read more » [Upvote] 366 [Comment] 15](   [What is the net worth of The Beatles today? Do the surviving members still receive royalties from sales of the group's music or other merchandise?]( Todd Lowry, Arranged "The Complete Beatles" for publication at Hal Leonard LLC (1986-present) • [Answered October 6]( [Net worth of each former Beatle in 2023: - Paul McCartney $1.2 Billion - John Lennon estate $800 million (controlled by son Sean Lennon and widow Yoko Ono) - George Harrison estate ... 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Was Paulie really sick or not?]( Nicky29031977 ., Love reading books and watching movies • [Answered October 29]( [In the book and also a deleted scene in the film Sonny receives a phone call from a Corleone contact in the phone company who tells him that on the three days Paulie was ho... Read more » [Upvote] 29](   [When you become a JYP trainee, do you have to do an evaluation to see if you are ready to debut? and do you stay if you don't pass]( Yuna ìœ ë‚˜ K 김, former k-pop idol trainee at JYP Entertainment (2016-2019) • [Answered July 7, 2020]( [I was a JYP trainee for three years - since July 2016 to November 2019. I am not allowed to share too much information (I would get in big trouble by JYP), but I can tell y... 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