[HPforGrownups] Is Dumbledore Detached?

[Kathryn Wolber]

No: HPFGUIDX 49643


--- Maria Kirilenko <maria_kirilenko at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Kathryn:
> >  Think about the speech Dumbledore gave at the end
> of
> >  year feast in GoF.  About how LV murdered Cedric.
> 
> Torsten:
> 
> While I agree that Dumbledore being really good is
> beyond doubt, I think his speech to the students can
> be interpreted negatively. He says 
> "remember what happened to a boy who was good, and
> kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path
> of Lord Voldemort." When I first read 
> this, it sounded to me like "Kids, if you try to be
> good, and kind, and brave, you will die, so better
> be not."
> 
> 
> Me:
> 
> That's *such* a twisted way of interpreting
> Dumbledore's words! He was pointing out to the
> students how terrible Lord Voldemort was (I'm sure
> you knew that <grin>). Of course, one can turn any
> phrase inside out...
> 
> Maria

Kathryn again: Seriously, Dumbledore said nothing like
"Kids, if you try to be good, and kind, and brave, you
will die, so better be not."  I agree with Maria, he
was saying "Hey, LV is really bad because Cedric never
did anything wrong, he was a completely innocent and
confused bystander and LV killed him for no good
reason." He made that speech to the kids, IMO, so they
would fear LV and not think that he only harms people
who openly oppose him, because that's definitely not
the case.  He was trying to make them realize that LV
is a danger to everyone.

~Kathryn


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