Why should Harry be expected to listen to anyone at Hogwarts?

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 122784


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" 
<bob.oliver at c...> wrote:
> 
> <SNIP>
> > 
> > Neri:
> > 
> > My apologies for quoting from the Eschatological Laundry 
List again, but it does seem to provide an answer to any 
the-world-isn't-fairpost. The Eternal Truth that comes to mind this 
time is #30 in the list:
> > 
> > "We have only ourselves, and one another. That may not be 
much, but that's all there is".

Eggplant 
> No apology is necessary!  Unfortunately, the quote does not go 
one single iota in the direction of answering the problem.  Of 
course, the reply may be there are no answers.  But, I don't 
believe that, so Irepeat, the quote is absolutely no help 
whatsoever.
> 

Pippin:
I agree with Neri (!) The reason Harry needs the other people at 
Hogwarts is that he isn't strong enough to defeat Voldemort 
alone. That was the gist of Dumbledore's leaving feast speech in 
GoF "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are 
divided." And the Sorting Hat backs him up at the starting feast in 
OOP,"For our Hogwarts is in danger from external deadly 
foes/And we must unite inside her/Or we'll crumble from within."

That is exactly what happens in OOP as everyone, from 
Dumbledore on down, very much including Harry, ignores this 
advice and pursues their personal agenda instead of the 
common good.  

Pippin