[HPforGrownups] Innocent Albus? (was RE: Why should Harry...)

[chnc1024 at AOL.COM]

No: HPFGUIDX 122771

In a message dated 1/22/2005 11:06:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
bob.oliver at cox.net writes:

>
> As to the comment about Dumbledore... I am with Hagrid. My  wand is
> out and pointed toward you >>>> Never insult Albus  Dumbledore in my
> presence!!!!!
>

BUZZZ. Nope, sorry,  request denied, not gonna happen, thank you  for
playing!

Interestingly enough, I agree that there are scenarios  where Albus can
come out (mostly) innocent and sympathetic, although I  personally
doubt JKR will go with them. I really think she is so deeply  invested
in her own authorial scheme of the characters and events that she  is
genuinely mystified why people don't see them the same way she  does.
<sniping a wonderfuly written novel on the motives 
behing Dumbledore's actions>

Anyway, that's how one "Innocent Alby" scenario might  go.
Unfortunately, I really don't buy  it.


Lupinlore

 
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Chancie:
 
Perhaps I am simply odd, but I have no doubts that Dumbledore, 
although he doesn't always succseed in his plans, really does 
have Harry's and the rest of Hogwarts' interest at heart.  I do  see
Dumbledore as the "epitome of goodness" that JKR claims
him to be!  However, just because he's *GOOD* doesn't mean
we should try to translate that into *PERFECT*!  How many
of us were forced to go threw horrible or humiliating 
circumstances when we were children/teenagers because
our parents, or family were trying to help (think back mostly
to teenage years, you may not think of them that badly now,
but I'm sure you did then.  If not, I'm extremely  jealous!!!) 
It didn't mean they are/were ESE!, or even bad people, it's 
simply a matter of "it didn't work out"!  I think sometimes 
we as readers expect too much of the characters or even 
the writers of any story.  They are meant to be seen like 
"real" people who have flaws, and who's plans don't always 
work out the way they planed them too.  After all, if they did, 
Harry wouldn't even have a story, he wouldn't be the 
boy-who-lived, and he wouldn't even be the boy with a 
lightening bolt scar. 
 
Chancie~who stands with Tonks in defense of Dumbledore, but 
doesn't have a wand, because I don't have one =(








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