OoP: Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 61750

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Vinnia Chrysshallie 
> <vinnia_chrysshallie at y...> wrote:
> > Again...skip this post if you haven't read OoP
> > 

[snip]

> > 
> > 5. Why does Dumbledore care so much about Harry? Are
> > they related? 
> > 
> 
> ME:
> You know, I have no idea whether they related or not, but after OOP 
> my opinion of Dumbledore's intelligence decreased VERY 
significantly.
> 
> Granted, I never thought he was capable of calculating plans a la 
> MAGIC DISHWASHER, but I did think of him as being very intelligent 
> man.
> Sorry, but trying to protect Harry from Voldemort by distancing 
> himself from him? Making Snape to teach Harry of all people, when 
he 
> knew that Snape never really got over his chidhood wounds? Was it 
so 
> hard to predict that these lessons won't produce a good result?
> 
> I am actually dying to know the opinions of MD defence team about 
> Snape just acting his dislike of Harry? Sorry, but after this book 
I 
> don't buy it for a second.
> 
> Anyhow, back to Dumbledore, I understand him trying to protect 
Harry 
> during the past years, but him not telling Harry this year that 
> Voldemort may try and trick him, has in my opinion no justification 
> at all.
> 
> And yes, I am still bitter and in DENIAL about Sirius. :o)
> 


Being a newbie, I can't speak for the MD vets, but I know I'm not 
quite willing to give up.  I suspect the MD party line will be that 
Dumbledore assigned Snape to "teach" Harry Occlumency will full 
understanding of what the result would be.  That is, he wanted to 
increase Harry's connection with V. (Which would give us another nice 
ironic Ron-Seerism.  Remember when he exclaimed that maybe Snape was 
trying to increase Harry's connection with V.  Sure, his 
interpretation of the fact would be totally wrong, but...) Oh, I 
fully imagine in light of his talk with Harry at the end that things 
didn't go as he'd planned and that he genuinely feels horrible that 
he's left Harry orphaned again.  I just can't rid myself of that 
sniggling suspicion that there's considerably more going underneath 
everthing else and that Dumbledore has been and still is playing a 
very, very dangerous game.

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