Dumbledore's motive?/Dumbridge/McGonagall

[frugalarugala]

No: HPFGUIDX 115528


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> 
wrote:
> Finwitch:
> Only thing that baffles me of McGonagall, is how she takes off 
those 
> 5 points. She says: 'This is not about truth and lies, this is 
about 
> keeping your temper in check'; whereas Harry thinks: 'she took 
points 
> off because I got a detention?'
> 
> I just don't see how Harry had lost his temper? Nothing exploded, 
> right? Umbridge didn't turn into a balloon, now did she? What DID 
> McGonagall expect of Harry?
>  

Frugalarugala: 
I think what she wants is for Harry will treat Dumbridge as if she's 
Voldie-lite, a serious threat, and toe the line so as not to draw her 
attention. Not that I'm suggesting that she's a Death Eater, or even 
an equal threat, but she was a serious threat, far more so than 
provoking, say, Snape. And MaGonagall (and all the staff) is in an 
awkward position with her, it had to be foremost in MaGonagall's mind 
that if SHE got canned they would be truely screwed. But she also had 
to reign in Prophecy-Boy and make sure he remained in a condition to 
take on Voldemort if the time came. Between his behavior with 
Dumbridge and then the MoM, I hope the Order has reolized that 
Prophecy-Boy needs to learn to think coolly when angry.

--'Arugala, who's sorry about the last post being doubled, doesn't 
know why that happened and hopes this one doesn't do that. And is 
sorry if it does.