[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore the not-necessarily-good (Far too long)

[Denise]

No: HPFGUIDX 1266

Could this also be the reason for Snape's being "So" bad?  He is seen as over the top "baddie" professor?  It's an interesting thought, and I am very thankful for you Jinx for bringing it up!  Gives me something to think about.

Thanks again!
:)
Dee




Of course Dumbledore's not perfect.  He merely appears so because it is
Harry telling the story, and when you are Harry's age, adults appear very
archetypal in nature.  Thus he sees Dumbledore as the ultimate benevolent
father deity who can do anything and is perfect.  As he matures, this
changes as the archetypal projection gets withdrawn and he becomes aware of
Dumbledore's fallibility.  We will follow the same process to a certain
extent as we read the books.  However, because we are older and more
cynical, we're also aware of the adult characters' flaws and ambiguities.
We don't revere them to the extent Harry does and we're more aware of their
humanity.  However, this does not make Dumbledore a secret undercover
servant of Voldemort.  To distrust someone merely because he does not live
up to godlike standards is the mark of an immature mind.




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