OoP SPOILERS: Worries for Harry? Warning: Long Reply

[paulanurse2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 58485

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Sunnylove0 at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 5/21/2003 1:58:48 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
> cindysphynx at c... writes:
> 
> > 
> > "Impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts."  OK, this is not 
good.  
> > Dumbledore is the only real authority at Hogwarts.  No way would 
> > they be calling Dumbledore "impotent," even if he, er, were.  
> > 
> Ahem.  (will not read into it....no, no, no fanfic uses of Skele-
Gro...no, 
> no, no gaack)
> 
> But to answer your question, why not?  JKR has said in numerous 
interviews 
> that Dumbledore. Is. Not. Perfect.  and Harry has yet to comprehend 
it.  
> 
> Dumbledore actually makes quite a few mistakes in canon, most of 
which I can 
> understand, but are mistakes in judgement nonetheless. Some 
examples below ( 
> Quotes are from American ed. Hardcovers.)
> 
> PS/SS:
> 
> 1) Leaves Harry with the Dursleys, who while perhaps necessary for 
whatever 
> the protection charm is, are emotionally abusive and are raising a 
spoiled 
> brat. And McGonagall calls him on it!  ( "You can't mean the people 
who live 
> here....They've got this son--I saw him kicking his mother all the 
way up the 
> street, screaming for sweets...  the Boy Who Lived pg. 13) That 
Harry turns out all 
> right after eleven years of undeserved crap is a miracle.  Tom 
Riddle sure as 
> heck didn't. (I know, choices over abilities.) 
> 

Interesting point but I do not think that we can assume that in this 
example DD either shows lack of judgement or is incompetent for the 
following reasons:
As stated above there is some degree of protection afforded to Harry 
whilst in the care of the dreadful Dursleys. 
However DD also very astutely states that Harry would be unable to 
cope with the pressure of being 'Famous for something he won't even 
remember!' (p.16 PS) Clearly he wants to give H time away from the WW 
before confronted with the truth (which lets face it none of us 
really know yet what that will be). This rationale is agreed & 
accepted by McGonagall.
Indeed IMHO Harry would display more fear and trepidation over his 
future if he had been brought up in a WW that still feared to speak 
LV name. His absence from the WW allows him to accept facts as they 
are now without undue influence & fears of the past. 

Clearly despite the Dursleys appalling treatment DD is justified in 
this decision.

>From Paula
(First ever post - forgive if format wrong)  
> 
> 
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