OOP: Grimmauld place SPOILERS!

theshef2002 shefali22 at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 27 15:53:28 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 64962

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Katarzyna" <bassotto at p...> 
wrote:
> for those Who Have Not Finished Yet... spoiler break...
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> (Apologies if this has been mentioned) 
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> I agree with all of you who feel frustrated by Sirius' death, 
although JKR suggested it very early (of course I was in denial): 

> But I can't understand why Dumbledore and other characters - who 
were always so wise and intelligent - failed this time: it was so 
easy to prevent the tragedy: it would have been enough to talk to 
Harry, as Sirius (yes!) wanted to do at the very beginning of the 
story. 

Dumbledore explained why he never warned Harry. He cared too much 
about Harry to burden him with the knowledge of his fate. To which I 
say ... BULL-F**KING-S**T.

But that's just my opinion.

> Do you have an impression that Dumbledore didn't seem very 
sympathetic while talking to Harry about Sirius' death? (I mean, yes, 
he felt sorry but for Harry's pain not for Sirius' fate.) 

Yeah, he was too... clinical. "Pain is good, Harry. Let it all out, 
Harry. Why don't you lie down on this couch here, Harry? Want some 
Prozac, Harry?"

Dumbledore was the LAST person Harry needed to see at that point. He 
really, really, really needed Mrs. Weasley. He needed someone to hold 
him and comfort him and let him greive. Instead he gets locked in 
Dumbledore's office and told that it's OK to feel what he's feeling, 
but please, calm down so I can tell you about this prophecy. Oh, and 
by the way, I know you just lost the most important person in your 
life and everything, but always remember that House-Elves should be 
treated with respect. 

I didn't really care too much for Dumbledore in this book, can you 
tell?

Shef






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