[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore's Challenges

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 5699

At 06:23 AM 11/12/00 +0000, Jim Flanagan wrote:
>The adversity of growing up with the Dursleys might be just the
>kind of upbringing that Voldemort's chief rival needs to have. Maybe
>Harry must "see" Vernon Dursley in Voldemort in order to kill him. A
>kind and gentle Harry might falter at the last moment.  Living in an
>abusive home might also foster patterns of thought and behavior
>(e.g., deviousness and "a certain disregard for rules") that will be
>critical for defeating Voldemort. Would Ron, George, Fred, or Percy,
>coming from a warm and loving home, have the "stuff" to overcome
>Voldemort?  I doubt it.

I'd accept this, except that I think it is a near-miracle that the
abuse Harry got from the Dursleys didn't make him turn out
like V.





                                                 -- Dave