[HPforGrownups] Is Dumbledore Detached?

[Suzanne Chiles]

No: HPFGUIDX 49516


> From: Christopher Nuttall [mailto:christopher_g_nuttall at hotmail.com]
> I don't believe that Dumbledore is evil in the sense that he
> means harm to everyone, but could he, due to his great age (Have
> we seen any of his comtempories?) have grown a little detached
> from the WW?  Perhaps he does not take the threat of Voldemort
> quite seriously or sees it as a chance to be 'entertained' by events.
> Chris
>

If I read Goblet of Fire correctly, I don't think there's anyone who takes
Voldemort more seriously than Dumbledore. If he's detached from anything, I
think it would be the Ministry of Magic, which, alas, suffers from many of
the maladies that affect such governmental organizations: apathy and an
overwhelming desire to not rock the boat. Fudge is a perfect example; he'd
rather keep his nice job and not have anyone worried about Voldemort than to
accept the fact that Voldemort has been reborn is, as the American cop shows
say, armed and extremely dangerous.

Suzanne