Crying wolf?

hermionegallo hermionegallo at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 1 22:49:18 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 82037

hg wrote (snip)
"I do agree that Lupin was assigned the DADA post specifically as 
a result of Sirius' escape.  But Dumbledore's motive isn't of 
necessity wicked in that assignment.  It could just as likely be 
that, since Lupin knows Sirius better than any living wizard or 
witch, he could  be affording Harry added protection until Sirius was 
caught.
hg."

Jennifer (susanbones) replied:
 
"Please do not assign "wickedness" to what Dumbledore is doing. His 
plan is complicated beyond what we can imagine and it is filled with 
very difficult things he must do, not wicked things. After all, he's 
out there saving the Wizarding World.
Jennifer"

hg replies:
I hope you didn't interpret what I wrote as implying Dumbledore was 
doing anything wicked.  Quite the contrary -- I was politely pointing 
out to Kneasy that if Dumbledore did have a Sirius-based motive for 
hiring Lupin when he did, it doesn't necessarily follow that it was a 
wicked motive; but rather, his motive could have been to protect 
Harry even more.
hg.





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