Does Dumbledore love Harry?

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 124920


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant9998"
<eggplant9998 at y...> wrote:
> 
> "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. 
> 

Chuckle.  To each his/her own, Eggplant.  But I do stick to my
characterization.


> 
> 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.
> 

As I say, this ending would be worth an eye-roll and a snort of contempt.


Lupinlore