Who is the adult (Was: Who's to blame for Occlumency?)

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 100719

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, LadySawall at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 06/10/2004 10:02:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 

> Let's remember that Harry isn't the only one with a mark on him 
that connects 
> him to the Dark Lord.  All blame aside, DD may have allowed the 
lessons to 
> end because they created a greater danger than the one they 
prevented.
  
   Dumbledore is clearly in an uneviable position. The only two 
people capable of teaching Harry occlumens are the two most at risk 
if they do any such thing.

  I guess DD decided that Snape's was the lesser danger. After all 
Voldy knows SS is at Hogwarts and has to at least pretend to obey 
Dumbledore. On the other hand DD apparently feared that Voldemort 
might attack him through Harry forcing him to chose between hurting 
or killing the boy in self defense or allowing Harry to hurt or kill 
him. Second guessing himself after the fact Dumbledore decides this 
was in fact the lesser evil - I'm not sure I agree.