Many sleepless nights

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 124522



> 
> And finally when Dumbledore was convinced Harry had learned humility 
> he brought him back into the Wizarding World.  
> 
> Can you imagine Harry raised without a conscience?
> 
> I love Dumbledore.  He sees the whole chess board - not just one 
> piece.

Oh, I would also point out, along with nrenka, that JKR's website
comments weigh very heavily against this one.  To wit:  

Q.  Is Harry related to Dumbledore?
A.  If Harry and Dumbledore were related Harry would never have had to
live with the Dursleys.

Which strongly implies that Dumbledore left Harry at Privet Drive
because of the blood protection, not because he felt that the
experience would be "good" for Harry.

Now, I guess you can say, "Well, he would have raised him himself to
be humble."  Which I'm sure is true.  But, once again, humility does
not seem to be the factor DD is going for here.  The blood protection
seems to be the all in all.  After all, there are many other
situations in which Harry could have been raised with humility that
don't involve the kind of treatment dished out by the Dursleys.

If one wants to predicate a "likeable" Dumbledore, much less a good
Dumbledore, then I think nrenka is right when she says all DD's
comments about Harry not being spoiled have to be taken as a kind of
desperate justification -- i.e. a deeply conflicted statement about
something positive that comes out of a horrible situation.


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