[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore's Purpose

[Helen R. Granberry]

No: HPFGUIDX 88535


Never posted here before, sorry if this is question that has been 
asked before, but here it is:

Every one is Harry Potter Universe has a purpose/connection to Harry 
(The writing of it anyway), Hermione's there to validate or give 
information, Malfoy is, on some level, the nemesis, etc. So far, 
Dumbledore's purpose was to protect Harry as an infant, and later in 
OP, to divulge Harry's destiny to him, ie, "vanquish" the Dark Lord, 
so what's left for him to do, as far as Harry's concerned?


>From Helen (LizardLaugh):

I actually think that Dumbledore's role is the clearest of pretty much
anyone's, at least, from a literary perspective. He's the mentor (and
the puppet master, if you buy certain theories). He's there to explain
the big mysteries... and I think there are quite a few more to come in
need of explaining (like that sword Harry was eyeing in Dumbledore's
office... and how Dumbledore manages to know as much as he does).  He's
the wise man. The benevolent grandfather. The Merlin to Harry's young
Arthur. The Gandalf to Harry's Frodo, carrying the weight of the world
on his shoulders.