Adults "failing" Harry (was: Themes in OotP)

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No: HPFGUIDX 120122


> Lupinlore wrote:
'But the fact is, Dumbledore has let a lot of very delicate balls 
drop to the ground during his juggling act.  Now, one can argue that 
it's unfair to expect him to deal with all of these delicate and 
complex issues.  But he has taken the responsibility on himself by 
the decisions he has made, and therefore the onus of failure belongs 
to  him."
> 
Del replies:
I disagree. DD did not *choose* to take on those responsibilities. If
anyone let the balls drop, it was James and Sirius, when they came up
with the alternate Secret-Keeper plan *without consulting or even
informing DD*. Then James and Lily got killed, and Sirius (Harry's
*only* legal alternate guardian) got sent to Azkaban. DD had to deal
 quickly with the messy aftermath of a situation he was in no way
responsible for.
 
Moreover, DD cannot trust anybody, because the events of Godric's
Hollow showed clearly that he can be fooled and anybody can be a 
traitor.



Alla:

I think that Lupinlore meant was Dumblecore CHOOSING to be a leader 
in anti-Voldemort resistance in general, not just dealing with one 
particular situation. Do you think anybody FORCED him to be a Leader 
of OOP?
 We definitely know that he CHOSE to be a Headmaster, since he 
refused at some point to become Minister of Magic.

I am completely with Lupinlore on this one. Sorry!