OoP - GUILTY Dumbledore (was Dumbledore's true sorrow motives)

[katrinawitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 68690

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "talisman22457" 
<talisman22457 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "alexcukier" <acukier at u...> 
> reports having a "strange feeling. . .that Dumbledore is guilty 
> somehow."
> 
> 

Whew!  Talisman, some great points you made there, and maybe I'm 
just being sentimental, but I just can't (or maybe don't want to) 
belive that Dumbledore could be that conniving and deliberately use 
Harry (and Sirius) in that fashion.  You're making me too sad just 
reading your post!

Dumbledore finally admitted at the end of OOP that he has a weakness 
(e.g. he cared too much for Harry), and this just emphasizes more 
and more that, even though he's "the greatest wizard alive", he's 
human, and makes mistakes, and can be blinded by love.

Do I think DD killed Sirius, in order to verify the prophecy, make 
Harry more focused in his hatred for Voldemort, and put the rest of 
the plan in action?  No, defintely not.

I really don't think it was he that stunned Sirius, thus pushing him 
into the veil.

My thoughts are that Dumbledore has finally realized that this is 
all really happening, and he's got a tremendous burden to carry, 
maybe even as much or more of a burden than Harry.  He's the leader, 
the one that everyone looks to for protection and advice, the head 
of The Order, and the person Harry has always looked to.  Now he's 
got the lives of the entire Wizarding World on his shoulders and 
conscience.  He has no choice but to make these sacrifices, and the 
wizards who are in The Order have made the choice to be involved, 
and thus are willing to make those sacrifices too. Sirius included 
(even he said as much...he'd be willing to die for the cause).


In conclusion, I just won't believe that those "twinkling" blue eyes 
and half-moon spectacles are hiding anything but love for Harry and 
hope for the Wizarding World.  Guilty, yes.  Guilty of love and of 
wanting to do the right thing, but his guilt has finally made him 
realize what's at stake.

Kat