Dumbledore's past

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No: HPFGUIDX 21259

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Rosmerta" <tmayor at m...> wrote:
if he *is* the most powerful wizard we 
> see in the books, what's he doing running a boarding school-->

See, now, this bothers me a bit.  I think Dumbledore is in the best 
place possible.  Hogwarts, for one is no ordinary boarding school.  
It's considered, IIRC, one of the best schools of magic around.  
Also, what else could Dumbledore do that would be *better* than 
running an educational institution?  He not only makes sure the 
students there learn the most they can in the best possible way, but 
he is also protecting a large group of adolescents - the future of 
the wizarding world.

I can't imagine that Dumbledore ever questions his choice to be a 
professor/headmaster.  I also think he is far more appreciated by the 
Hogwarts community than he would be by the MoM. 

Give me Hogwarts any day!  Although as a teacher in the NYC public 
school system, I might be a bit biased here.

--jenny from ravenclaw*******************************************