Harry - genetics vs environment (WAS: Harry being afraid to cry)

[christi0469]

No: HPFGUIDX 33072

Mary wrote
 
> It beats me why Dumbledore feels that living with the
> Dursleys would be the best thing for Harry, unless it
> has something to do with security from Voldemort and
> his followers, but it *does* seem strange that Harry
> is so amazingly well-adjusted. 

 I do agree that Harry has turned out to be surprisingly well 
adjusted (at least from what we have seen so far);however, I believe 
taht the primary reason for Dumbledore for leaving Harry with the 
Dursleys was to keep him from believing his own press. If Harry had 
thought that he was God's gift to the wizarding world, I doubt that 
he would possess the strength and nobility of character we have seen 
in books 1-4. He comes to Hogwarts believing he is nothing out of 
the ordinary. He has also developed a very strong survival instinct 
from years of outsmarting and outrunning Dudley. I don't think for 
one moment that the Dursleys deserve any credit for Harry turning 
out so well-IMHO they are no more than they seem (monstrous). I do 
however believe that Dumbledore deserves credit for recognizing that 
tough living conditions would bring out a great dela of strength in 
Harry(that which does not kill us makes us stronger...) Perhaps 
Dumbledore already had a feel for the person Harry would turn out to 
be.   

 Ceertainly the security issues with Voldemort were a consideration, 
but when McGonagall asks why Dumbledore why he would leave Harry 
with those awful Muggles he tells her it is because of the fame 
issue, not a security issue.

Christi