Does Dumbledore love Harry?

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"lupinlore" <bob.oliver at c...> wrote:

> Hamlet is more in line with Greek Tragedy 
> whereas HP seems to be more in line with
> Christian allegory.

That is the worst insult I've ever heard somebody make about the Harry
Potter books. 

> I wouldn't call Hamlet insipid.

One of the great understatements of all time!

> Rather I would say the final act is melodramatic 
> and over the top to the point of losing emotional 
> impact for many modern people

Well
. If it takes 400 years before most people start to think the
Potter books have lost their emotional impact I'd say they were doing
rather well. 

> Now, if Harry were to, for instance, win and
> live but be permanently scarred in some way, 
> THAT would be both more realistic and more 
> emotionally evocative. 

Ok, I admit that is not a bad point.

> If Harry were to slide into permanent bitterness 
> and becomes another Snape, for instance, 
> we are into the over the top, eye-rolling
> territory again.*

In the 20 years since Harry killed Voldemort he has become the most
respected and feared professor at Hogwarts. On the first day of class
as Harry glanced over a list of his new first years he saw a name he
recognized. He looked down on a terrified looking eleven year old boy
with a hooked noise and greasy black hair and sneered,
"Mr. Snape! What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to
an infusion of wormwood?"
"I don't know sir," said the little boy.
"Let's try again." Said Harry in a hard cold voice, "Snape, where
would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?"
The little boy looked like he was on the verge of tears when he
croaked out in a very small voice, "I don't know sir".
"And what is the difference, Snape" Harry roared just inches from the
trembling boy's face "between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
Harry could see he was going to have fun for the next seven years.

THE END

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