Dumbledore and Draco on the Tower (WAS Re: Peter's basic .)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 145352

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "~*~Sandy~*~" <querubina_75 at y...> wrote:
>
> Betsy Hp:
> > > This is the sort of behavior Voldemort will never understand. Draco 
> > > is a worthless child, not even a qualified wizard yet; Dumbledore is 
> > > arguably the most powerful wizard in the WW.  And yet Dumbledore 
> > > wastes the last of his strength on this child. 
>  
> Geoff:
> > As a Christian, I believe that no one is worthless otherwise there 
> > would be no redemption for anyone. Jesus died in human form so that 
> > anyone from any background - the good, the bad and the ugly - could 
> > still have an opportunity to turn fully to the good side.
> > 
> > Unless you are making this statement as Voldemort's point of view?


Sandy/querubina_75:
> You are forgetting that this task was given to Draco because of his 
> own father's stupidity. Dumbledore probably thought it better to be 
> finished off by someone like Snape than any other Death Eater or 
> Werewolf that were present at that very moment. Snape ended the whole 
> fiasco and fled with the rest leaving Harry and Co. behind. I'm 
> pretty sure Dumbledore wanted it to happen that way, that is why he 
> performed that Petrificus Totalus freezing charm on Harry. I'm sure if 
> Dumbledore wouldn't have frozen Harry...Draco might've performed an AK on 
> Harry instead. 

Geoff:
Perhaps I am being a trifle thick but I don't see a link between what you are saying and 
whether Draco has worth as an individual or not...