If you were Headmaster of Hogwarts...

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 37053

Bill wrote: 

> My proposed curriculum is VERY unbalanced, and leaves 
Harry ill- prepared to deal with life after Hogwarts.  But Harry has 
to be ALIVE  in order to deal with post-Hogwarts life.  From a 
story-internal point of view, it looks very possible that Harry and 
Voldemort will  indeed face each other mano-a-mano, where 
dueling skills will decide  who lives and who dies.  Sure, he will 
need a lot of help to get that  far, hence the importance of Ron 
and Hermione, but at the end of the  day, Harry's dueling skills 
look likely to be the deciding factor in  the war.  <<

You would be right--except that it's obvious that Dumbledore 
does not think Harry's duelling skills are going to win the day. 
And why should he? Duelling skills were not what enabled Harry 
to defeat Voldemort in their first match-up, nor in any of their 
subsequent encounters. I figure Voldemort has defeated wizards 
who were far more skilled at duelling than Harry will ever be -- 
Harry's father, for one.

Harry's ultimate victory will likely turn on his ability to form bonds 
of love and loyalty with others as Voldemort cannot.

Pippin