Thinking ahead and/or being fooled

[Brinniel]

Hmmm. Well, there were times I was fooled and times I wasn't.

Eowyn=Dernhelm: I suppose I got fooled there. I knew Dernhelm had to be more than just some soldier, but I had no idea that it was Eowyn all along.

Gandalf's death: I was fooled there. I might have been a little suspicious, but I did not expect him to return.

Pippin dying?: Ok, I'll admit that I was a bit worried when that troll fell on him, but deep down I knew that Pippin did not die.

Shelob kill Frodo: I got spoiled before I read the book. I was still reading The Hobbit when my friend was finishing TTT. She had revealed to me that Frodo had died. Though I had not read LOTR yet, I knew the plot of the story. I told her that Frodo was the ringbearer and he could not die and I never believed once that he did. The next day I discovered that I was right all along when my friend told me that Frodo did not die after all. Then I teased her for being so gullible and did the "Ha! In your face!" thing. You may think I'm cruel, but then again, she did spoil the book for me. And at least we didn't take each other harshly!