"The Crucial and Central Question" and a FEW OTHER important point

[Frank]

No: HPFGUIDX 92248

Susan,

I agree with you also. However, I do see what you are trying to get 
at Kneasy. Here is the problem... it is all open to each person's own 
interpretation of it. You chose to go the "Glass is Half Empty 
Route", which is fine and I respect that.

I feel that you are forgetting one thing, you say that DD is perhaps 
purposely preparing Harry and narrowing his choices (for the past and 
upcoming events in his life) down to only one choice, whatever DD 
chooses for him. In a way you are right about DD preparing Harry purposely 
but one aspect is forgot.

Although Harry never chose the life he was given, the reality is... 
that it's just that...he is who he is...and the reality of it in the 
book is REAL. DD understands this, he knows it is Harry's fate, and 
he will one day have to face it. Let's not forget either that this is 
ALL GOING ON in a WORLD much much different than ours, and its no 
uncommon for us to try and understand J.K.'s created universe as 
similar to ours. As "muggles" we are limited ( kind of like snape 
tells harry about reading minds) to our interpretation of the events 
in this world. 

DD knows that Harry's fate is inevitable, choice or not; it was 
prophecised that he would one day have to face this fate.

I feel that Yes, DD has put his hand in helping harry, he has allowed 
harry more leeway than other students, while Harry also has had to 
face challenges and burdens that few "grown wizards" would never have 
faced/lived through.

I think that DD does allow Harry this extra room to decide what he 
wants to do. I think while it is NOT SPECIFICALLY Calculated, DD does 
generally allow for harry to face these challenges fully knowing that 
this is ALL TO HARRY'S BENEFIT. It is giving harry the character and 
experience etc.. to prepare him to face his ultimate fate, 
a "survival of the fittest" if you will.

DD does not plan these events purposely, he even feels regret and 
guilt that Harry has even had to go through this. Let's remember that 
DD could NOT have known what was coming up, or he would have revealed 
the Prophecy earlier, which I feel would have helped Harry out and if 
it were revealed earlier the WHOLE SERIES would probably be different 
( Sirius would probably have died another way, atleast the MoM battle 
scene would never have happened).

You have to also look into the possibility that DD and HARRY could 
have SOME SORT OF Connection/ Blood Relation by the blood line of 
Godric Gryffindor so why would DD intentially put Harry in harms way? 
Lets not also forget DD ability to become invisible, and having said 
that; I would bet that DD has been watching Harry very closely, next 
to him ( literally) all along the way ( most of the time). 

DD did however consciously know what was coming, and was ready to do 
whatever it took to prepare harry. 

DD also knows( if JK stays with the formula she has been using <HEROS 
JOURNEY FORMULA>) that he WILL HAVE TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF in order 
to "FINALIZE" Harrys journey before the "FINAL FIGHT" Between LV & 
HARRY which I think with the SACRIFICE OF DD, he will somehow 
transfer power to Harry allowing the necessities to defeat LV.

If DD will historically sacrifice himself for Harry, if he knows, 
understands and is ready to die for harry ( I think that there was 
another Prophecy which foretold DD's Fate ) HOW can one logically say 
that DD is purposely making decisions for Harry and "puppeting" his 
every move etc...?  It doesn't fit... That is my opinion though...

To each his own.

FRANK