Harry's Top Five - Gotta be Dumby, baby!

[cornflower_o_shea]

No: HPFGUIDX 31671

Megan Wrote:
> > Just for speculation purposes only! *grin*
> > 
> > If you could make a list of the top five most INFLUENTUAL people 
in
> > Harry's life, who would they be?>
> 
Jenny From Ravenclaw responded with a compelling argument for 
Dumbledore and said:
> I also happen to absolutely adore Dumbledore.  :-)

     Hurray for Jenny! You are my new best friend for the day, both 
for your pro-Dumby stance and your adept use of rhyme and 
alliteration! "I ADORE MY DUMBLEDORE" is my new mantra. :-) 
     I've argued before that Dumbledore functions as a father figure 
for not only Harry, but the books in general, acting as a sort of 
moral compass around which the wider events of the Potterverse turn. 
If anyone has to come off the list, I'd argue for Hagrid, only 
because Harry, Ron, and Hermione function like parental figures to 
Hagrid, rather than the other way around. Not that this isn't 
empowering for Harry, but in terms of shaping his developing 
identity, Dumby tops Hagrid, IMHATBPDO (in my humble and totally 
biased pro-Dumbledore opinion).

Cheers!
-Cornflower O'Shea

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"'Mad?' said Percy airily. 'He's a genius! Best Wizard in the world! 
But he is a bit mad, yes. Potatoes, Harry?'
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