Does Dumbledore love Harry?

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 124761


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> And I think it is important to make a distinction between *love* the 
> feeling of affection which DD has for Harry, and *Love* the highest 
> power which is different. Love the power is a choice as Scott Peck 
> said in his book "The Road Less Traveled". It can also include 
> affection but does not have to. It is the type of love one can have 
> for one's enemy. 
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> Tonks_op

I agree, Tonks, that their is a distinction between "love" in the
ordinary human sense and "Love" in the divine or spiritual sense.  For
the sake of clarification, let me see that I intended my questions to
deal only with love in the human sense.  Does DD love Harry in a human
(fatherly/grandfatherly) sense?  The question of spiritual/religious
love or Agape is important but a different thing than what I'm trying
to get at here.

Lupinlore