Does Dumbledore love Harry?

[mnemosyne337]

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Lupinlore said:
(snip)
> Another way to put it is:  What would DD give up for Harry?  Would 
> he give up his life?  Would he give up the future of the WW (as he
> implies he was in effect doing, in my opinion)?  Would he give up
> another student?  Would he give up the Order?  Would he give up  
Hogwarts?

mnemosyne: 
I think DD has a strong attachment to Harry.  He knows how difficult 
Harry's life has been--what he's had to go through and how's he's 
survived it. I don't think he could watch a young boy going through 
these things without feeling compassion and empathy, unless he's 
playing the manipulator.

Now, for what DD would actually give up for Harry. DD, IMHO, would 
give up his life for Harry because he would want to do whatever he 
can to save the WW from Voldemort, not specifically because of an 
attachment to Harry. I think he'd also be willing to give up another 
student to acheive the same cause.  Then, he'd seem to be taking on 
an "ends justify the means" opinion, ruthlessly doing whatever he 
needs to--giving up his life or another student's--for the sake of 
the WW. He knows Harry is essentail to this, and would thus want to 
protect him.  He'd give up Hogwarts or even the Order (although I 
can't quite fathom why) for the same cause.

I wouldn't go so far as to saw DD loves Harry, because I think if 
the situation called for it, he would sacrifice Harry to defeat 
Voldemort. I don't like to think of DD being able to this if he 
loves Harry; yes, he's attached, but is trying not to let himself 
become too involved should something happen. He definately wouldn't 
value Harry's life over the fate of the entire WW (ends justify the 
means, yet again).

So, I don't think he's manipulative, and he is attached to Harry, 
but he'd sacrifice for the sake of the WW and not only for Harry.

Just my tiny opinion...
-mnemosyne