Dumbledore the Counselor (was: Dumbledore the General)

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>>Lupinlore:
>EXTREMELY weak.  As Phoenixgod says, any of the outcomes he outlines 
are much more realistic and predictable than Harry coming out all 
right - which he has not, by the way, his inability to trust adults 
proves that.

Betsy:
Okay, when does Harry show an "inability to trust adults"?  You can 
pull any kind of symptom out of the air you want - but to be taken 
seriously, you need to show that Harry actually *has* those 
symptoms.  Harry puts a great deal of trust in Lupin in PoA, and he 
even shows a certain trust in Lockhart in CoS (he seemed quite 
surprised that Lockhart wasn't going to go after Ginny).

>>Lupinlore:
>The only things we can ascribe Harry's so-called "good emotional 
health" to are:
>1) poor writing on JKR's part,
>2) sheer luck shining of Dumbledore's decisions.<

Betsy:
How about, 3) A strange tendency on the part of some fans to grossly 
exaggerate Harry's treatment at the Dursleys.

Betsy