Dumbledore

[rbrown at cp.tamu-commerce.edu]

No: HPFGUIDX 124612


The debate on AD is most interesting.
IMHO the risk of leaving Harry in the wizarding world far
outweighed the risk of leaving him with muggles. The key
is in the blood bond with Lily's sister to protect him.
Under the circumstances AD was perhaps overly optimistic
about the Dursleys. However, not all facts regarding Voldy
were known and it appeared that Harry was in serious
danger and would be safe in muggleland with the special
old magic of the blood spell Lily performed on Harry
before she died.

AD regretted seeing a malnourished Harry arrive at Hogwarts
but he was  alive and was kept safe. Surely he knew that
Voldy or DEs would try to find and kill Harry given the
chance.

Though he wasn't loved like Dudley, he was kept and
protected and the only really serious child abuse he
received is mostly in fanfics on the subject. The worse he
received was unfair treatment, neglect, and a lack of a
loving home toward him, BUT he was kept safe and alive.

JK Rowling had to build a foundation for the story and
wisely developed sympathy for the main character in the
muggle environment.  Give AD a break, ...it was a hard
call to make.

~bob