OoP: double edged sword

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 65006

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tim Regan" <timregan at m...> 
wrote:

> There's a long line of great leaders working for `the one' to 
> fulfill a prophesy: Dumbledore, Morpheus in The Matrix, Yoda in 
> Strar Wars, John the Baptist in The Bible. It's a shame we are not 
> shown how they coped with the knowledge that they were not the one.

   This is a good point. It must have been quite dismaying for 
Dumbledore to learn that he would be unable to destroy Voldemort, up 
to that moment he was probably reasonably certain that he could 
provided he went about it right since he had defeated another dark 
wizard in the past.

   While I doubt his ego was hurt it must have been alarming to learn 
that the 'One' was just an infant and they'd have to wait a number of 
years before they could hope to destroy Voldemort. Considering the 
state the Wizarding World was in at that time the prospect of 
eighteen or twenty more years of Voldemort's terror can't have been 
appealing.

   Then after Voldemort 'chose' his opponent Dumbledore had to see to 
his protection and then his education. I really can't blame him for 
not telling Harry about the prophecy earlier. I mean is there *ever* 
a good time to tell a young boy he's destined to either kill or be 
killed by an evil wizard? And Harry is clearly ever bit as upset 
about it as Dumbledore feared he would be.

  Personally I think he blames himself a little to much. But of 
course he's grieving for Sirius too, and for the pain his death has 
caused Lupin and Harry, and now for the blow the prophecy has given 
the latter. Seems to me Dumbledore could use a hug as much as 
anybody ;)


 "rowena_grunnionffitch"