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Ooh, really good points
The scene with Bilbo takes place in the first chapter, which is definitely The Hobbit, The Sequel. Though it's only in later reworkings that Gandalf threatens Bilbo to get him to leave the Ring behind, as the power of the Ring is developed in Tolkien's mind. And the Gandalf of the long-expected party is still a man who is a wizard by profession. He hasn't changed yet, really. The Istari Gandalf hasn't emerged yet, even though the nature of the Ring is becoming clearer. By Rivendell, of course, that has changed.
The thing about putting the fear of fire into Gollum is that those are Gandalf's words when he tells about his meetings with Gollum; we don't see it happen. We don't even see Gollum later show fear or anger at the mention of Gandalf's name the way he does with Aragorn's. What was Gandalf's intention, not with Gollum, but in telling the story to the Council? That's the only act we actually see.
Ah, Gandalf as an unreliable narrator: interesting! We have already agreed that Gandalf and Elrond conspired to conceal Bilbo's presence from Frodo. They probably put it over on the Hobbits as a joke - "let's not tell him and let him run into Bilbo 'by accident', ok? It'll be a blast!", but their secret agenda was to make the meeting fruitful - mainly for the healing of Bilbo. And it nearly went wrong and turned into a fight, too, but in the end, Bilbo realized that the Ring had moved on and accepted that.The thing about putting the fear of fire into Gollum is that those are Gandalf's words when he tells about his meetings with Gollum; we don't see it happen. We don't even see Gollum later show fear or anger at the mention of Gandalf's name the way he does with Aragorn's. What was Gandalf's intention, not with Gollum, but in telling the story to the Council? That's the only act we actually see.