[HPforGrownups] Re: dumbledore to die?!

[Katie Kearns]

No: HPFGUIDX 16574

At 12:43 AM 4/12/01 +0000, you wrote:
>Clairey:" Why at the start of GoF didn't Harry write to double d when
>his scar first hurt? He wrote to Sirius instead, seeing him as a
>father figure. I think its highly unlikely, but im not going to rule
>out the possibility that Sirius or Lupin could die. I dont see this
>happening mainly because Harry has allready lost one father. If double
>d was to die, i think it would be more to show that Mr V is stronger
>than he was at the height of his powers before lil harry got in his
>way."
>
>Good question. Why didn't Harry write to Dumbledore? Or both Sirius
>and Dumbledore?


Harry has a special relationship with Dumbledore. He knows how to get to 
DD's office, he's seen his thoughts in the Penseive, he's told *much* more 
about what's going on, he has a feather from his phoenix in his wand, for 
goodness sakes. ;)

At the same time, DD is the headmaster of the school -- he's supposed to be 
there for everyone. He's a very public figure, and I think Harry doesn't 
want to seem like he's the teacher's pet -- he gets teased enough as it is. 
If he spends a lot of time bringing his concerns to DD, it sort of makes 
him stand apart from the other students even more. And that's just the sort 
of situation he usually tries to avoid.

Sirius, on the other hand, is not headmaster. ;) He doesn't have any other 
little boys looking for attention from him -- he's Harry's godfather. 
Therefore, Harry can feel more comfortable about going to him. It's just 
talking to his godfather, not bringing all his problems to the headmaster 
of the whole school.

I mean, I'm not about to go to my CEO everytime I get annoyed at my 
coworkers. ;) I feel a lot more comfortable going to my manager, or the 
mentor that was appointed to me when I was hired.

Also, I sort of agree with the idea that Harry might suffer from some mild 
depression. That doesn't mean bursting into tears all of the time, but it 
means he puts himself down a bit. He doesn't think that his problems are 
important enough for someone like DD to care about. He's pretty quiet, and 
yes, he doesn't express himself a whole lot. He fears failure, and expects 
it from himself a lot of the time, despite the fact that he succeeds a 
large amount of hte time. He reminds me a bit of when I was younger and 
suffered from depression. ;)  Basically, his thoughts run a little 
illogical at times, especially when he doesn't bring important matters to 
the attention of his teachers or DD -- a prime symptom of depression.

-Katie