Harsh Morality (was Re: Double standards and believing)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 121014


>> >Lupinlore:
 His action was RIGHT, full stop, no  apology or sense that perhaps 
the morals and priorities weren't clear or that Harry deserves a 
chance to challenge the assumptions that have caused him so much 
pain.  That is extremely distasteful to me to admit, but I am 
becoming convinced that such is JKR's stand.

Salit:
 
DD is the lead general in a war. His goal is to preserve the ultimate
weapon he has to win the war and prepare that weapon for the task
assigned to him by prophecy and chance. Harry therefore has to be
protected at all costs to himself or others (you realize that his
residence with the Dursleys puts them in mortal peril - I could 
hardly blame Vernon for deducing the logical conclusion from the 
events even if he did it in a very mean fashion). In addition, Harry 
has to be toughened. He can't be coddled too much and has to be 
given great challenges early on to raise him to fulfill his destiny. 
It's harshperphaps but that was the only way he could survive.


Alla:

Right, so do you think that JKT allows for gray area on this issue 
or not?

"Harry's survival" v "Harry's living as abused child to save WW 
later on in life".

Do you think she allows middle areas as such that Lupinlore pointed 
or not?

Is Dumbledore AT LEAST feeling sorry for what he allowed to happen 
to Harry or NOT?

I tend to think that he does feel sorry, but as I said earlier, I 
think my reading of his last speech in OOP is too optimistic and 
Lupinlore is correct.

Because you see, if Dumbledore is OK with what he did, it does not 
make him a very moral person in my book.

Sure, general has to sacrifice good of one for the good of many (I 
cringe when I type this sentence, to tell you the truth), BUT 
Dumbledore not only a general, but an epithome of goodness in 
GENERAL SENSE,according to JKR and a such should, IMO, at least TRY 
to lessen the pain of one child, who is expected to save them all.

"Happiness of all mankind is not worth one tear of the child". Do 
you think that Dumbledore ever heard of such or similar saying?


Just my opinion,

Alla