Harry's grief (was: Dumbledore the General)

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No: HPFGUIDX 124353


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> 
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> 
> Pippin:
> Um,  Sirius is a wanted man.  And Lupin is presumed guilty just 
> by existing. Umbridge would have no problems at all getting 
> permission to send Dementors to a Muggle area to deal with the 
> WW's most wanted fugitive and/or his werewolf companion. 



It seems to me that you are exaggerating the anti-werewolf
legislation.  The effects were "it makes it almost impossible for
Remus to get a job."  That is a far cry from "guilty by existing."  We
have no evidence whatsoever that Remus' presence at Privet Drive on a
"safe" lunar phase would be legal grounds for intervention or even
alarm.  I think Alla raises a very good point that there seems no
reason at all Remus, if not Sirius, could not have visited Harry at
Mrs. Figg's.


> 
> As Lupin explains, Harry could not be moved to Grimmauld 
> Place and the company of his friends until the Secret-Keeper 
> spell was set up and that took time. Harry did suffer, but he 
> would have suffered a lot more if Lupin and Sirius had been 
> thrown into Azkaban, or if the DE's decided that Ron and 
> Hermione had access to useful information and attacked them 
> for it. 
> 

Once again, I think you are exaggerating the danger to Remus quite a
lot.  There is no evidence he can be thrown into Azkaban merely for
being a werewolf or for being in a muggle area when he is not under
the effect of his curse.  As for Ron and Hermione, I see no reason
they could not have visited with Remus, Tonks, and/or Moody as
chaperones/protectors.  That would have satisfied the need for
security while alleviating Harry's suffering.  Yet, it seems to be one
more bit of evidence that Dumbledore really is clueless when it comes
to even the most basic aspects of caring for Harry emotionally.


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