Pensieves objectivity AND: Dumbledore's integrity

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 79673

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "T.J." <morgan.cole at n...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Wanda Sherratt" 
> <wsherratt3338 at r...> wrote:
> I think [Dumbledore's] plan was a perfectly good one, and it's 
> > not exactly his fault that Harry and Sirius thought they knew 
> better 
> > and tried something else.  Their plans didn't work out any better 
> > than his, so why is he the only one apologizing at the end?  
Maybe 
> > because he's the only one with the guts to admit that he isn't 
> > always right and always perfect; it would be refreshing to hear 
> > something remotely similar coming from Harry for a change.
> > 
> > Wanda
> 


TJ:
> As a complete neophyte on this list I just wanted to add that after 
> 11 years of teaching high school, if Harry HAD offered an apology 
in 
> this situation, I would consider it highly unrealistic writing.  I 
> don't think most 15-year-olds have the quality of detachment 
> necessary to apologize in a situation like this...I think Harry 
> probably does owe D. somewhat of an apology in return, but D., like 
> any experienced teacher of teenagers, should know better than to 
> expect one.


Geoff:
Having read this and the further post on 79661, I couldn't agree more 
having taught UK teens for 32 years. It is very difficult for a 
middle teenager to apologise. It isn't cool.... it isn't good for 
their street cred.... it's very hard emotionally to accept that you 
are in the wrong. "It wasn't me guv, it was 'im wot did it!"