Det kan vara lätt att tycka så, Cotume, men det hände en gång till faktiskt.
Citera:
'I will,' said Aragorn heavily. `You followed my lead almost to
disaster in the snow, and have said no word of blame. I will follow your
lead now -- if this last warning does not move you. It is not of the Ring,
nor of us others that I am thinking now, but of you, Gandalf. And I say to
you: if you pass the doors of Moria, beware! '
A Journey in the Dark, FOTR
Som vi alla vet gick de in i Moria och Gandalf förolyckades... Men det är förstås inte omöjligt att Gandalf anade att det var den enda och bästa vägen de kunde ta. Han kanske gissade att Gollum gömde sig där och ville "plocka" upp honom (eftersom han visste att Gollum och Frodo skulle mötas före slutet och att Gollum hade en roll att spela).
Gandalf kan ha insett att även om det skulle leda till elände för han själv så vore det lönlöst att välja en annan väg:
´Aragorn and his companions searched far and wide about the field of
battle, but the light faded, and evening soon drew down, dim and misty. By
nightfall they had discovered no trace of Merry and Pippin.
'We can do no more,' said Gimli sadly. 'We have been set many riddles
since we came to Tol Brandir, but this is the hardest to unravel. I would
guess that the burned bones of the hobbits are now mingled with the Orcs'.
It will be hard news for Frodo, if he lives to hear it; and hard too for the
old hobbit who waits in Rivendell. Elrond was against their coming.'
'But Gandalf was not,' said Legolas.
'But Gandalf chose to come himself, and he was the first to be lost '
answered Gimli. 'His foresight failed him.'
'The counsel of Gandalf was not founded on foreknowledge of safety, for
himself or for others,' said Aragorn. 'There are some things that it is
better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark.
Riders of Rohan TT. Min fetstil.
Eller så var det av en anledning jag inte kan komma på