Clue that Dumbledore and Harry had a previous relationship...

[steffy07]

No: HPFGUIDX 94372

>> Siriusly Snapey Susan:
> I always thought this remark simply meant that--because he has let 
> Harry down, because he has failed in some ways, and because Harry 
is 
> so angry with him--DD is wondering if their close relationship 
might 
> be *over*.  Comments?
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan


OOTP was my favorite book of the series for many reasons, it was 
dark, amusing, surprising and touching.  I am a huge, HUGE, Lupin 
and Sirius fan and was devasted at Sirius' death.  But, the part of 
the book that affected me the most was when DD is talking to Harry, 
and Harry is expressing so much rage and frustration.  I thought 
that DD was scared that maybe Harry wouldn't forgive him.  I don't 
have my copy of OOTP in front of me, but I seem to recall him crying 
(or getting teary-eyed) when he said why he didn't make Harry 
prefect?  Dumbledore loves  Harry, and he has seen Harry suffer so 
much, I think that he is worried that maybe their relationsihp might 
suffer.

With that being said, however, I always took that particular quote 
to mean that LV could never know how much of a role DD had played in 
shaping Harry's life while Harry was at Hogwarts.  That he didn't 
need to know how close they were even back in the SS/COS years.