Many sleepless nights

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 124601




Paul

I think that AD is either the greatest fool  or the greatest
manipulator ever. I don't believe for a second that he didn't know
what kind of people are the Dursleys. And that leads us to the
following options:
a) He trully didn't know and that makes him at least incompetent.
b) He knew but he believed that the Dursleys may behave themselves
and that makes  him at least naive and finally,
c) He knew but he didn't care. Everything and anything in order to
protect his "asset" or "weapon" you name it for future use. In that
case he is a s*n of a b***h.
 
In any case AD took a big risk because he recreate the very same
conditions that made Tom Riddle to become Lord Voldermort and that is
an abusive, uncaring muggle foster family for little Harry.


Alla:

Well, I think your (a) is not really valid after OOP anymore, because 
Dumbledore tells Harry "I knew I was condemning you to ten dark and 
difficult years" at the end of OOP.

I would love it to be (a) though.

I am not so sure about (b) either because even though Dumbledore is 
into giving all people second chances, we hear Minerva warnings right 
on the spot and he does not really say anything to contradict them.

I believe it is a combination of (c) and what Pippin said


Pippin:
Or d) he could not intervene without making things worse.
Most abused children do *not* become psychopaths.  If Harry  
had those tendencies (and he does not, because despite the 
likenesses between them, he is a very different person from 
Tom Riddle)  they might just  as  easily have developed  
in the wizarding world. 


Alla:

Dumbledore had the example of Tom Riddle right in front of him. He 
knew what lack of love did to Riddle and still let the story repeat 
itself ( sort of) I think he took awfully big risk while doing it. 
That is even if Dumbledore only uses Harry ( thinks of him as a 
weapon), which I hope he is not. I think that it is a valid hypo 
ESPECIALLY because Dumbledore knows more than we do about connection 
between Riddle and Harry ( in many ways they are similar). I think 
that Dumbledore should count his blessings that Harry IS so different 
from Voldie in many other ways. 


JMO,

Alla