[HPforGrownups] Re: Pensieves objectivity AND: Dumbledore's integrity

[Sue Porter]

No: HPFGUIDX 79474




>From: "Kirstini" <kirst_inn at yahoo.co.uk>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Pensieves objectivity AND: Dumbledore's 
>integrity
>Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 19:38:56 -0000
>
>Wanda wrote, in a very well thought out and heartfelt post, which I
>felt the need to respond to:
>
> >>It's one thing for adults to read these books, and read intricate
>possibilities into them.  But they are still children's books, and I
>think it would be bad, even immoral, for Rowling to set up children
>to think that Dumbledore is good and trustworthy, and then to knock
>that down.>>
>
>But it happens in life. And I remember JKR saying once that she was
>writing books which children would enjoy, not trying to preach moral
>examples at them.

Sue:

But it doesn't always happen in life. For every kid that has a bad 
childhood, there are millions that don't. There can be evil in Harry's life, 
but to take away Dumbledore I think would be to take away Harry's hope. Hope 
is something we have discussed here before, about it being something along 
with love and faith even, that Harry has in abundance. I think DD might die 
in Book 7, but I don't think he'll die having betrayed Harry in anyway.

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