Harry and starvation
dumbledore11214
dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 28 16:36:24 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 123304
Tonks now:
This reminds me of the training that monks (of XC and Buddist
Religion) go through. They live is small cells, basis needs and
nothing else. Lot of fasting, etc. This makes them better able to
fight the forces of evil within themselves and elsewhere. So Harry
gets some of this type of training at the Dursley's.
I think the reason others on this list think this is so terrible is
that they are seeing Harry as just an ordinary boy and comparing him
to Muggle kids in middle or upper middle class homes. But Harry is
not an ordinary boy, or an ordinary wizard either. He is a very
powerful wizard. The only one that can take on LV, once as Hagrid
said he has been "trained up a bit".
Does this point of view change anyones thoughts on this? (Just a
minute, let me hid behind the statues first...);-)
Alla:
If your theory is correct, than I am afraid Dumbledore is casted in
even more immoral light to me. You are saying that Harry's childhood
had only purpose and only purpose only - to train him as weapon and
starvation is one of the means for it?
Sorry, I refuse to define Harry as weapon only, I think of him as a
boy, who MAY have the power to disperse the world of Voldie. As Geoff
said in one of his posts - He is only special, because he is chosen
for special task. (Sorry, if I misquoted you, Geoff)
Accordingly, no need to hide under the statues, but this idea will
only worsen my view of Dumbledore, I am afraid. :)
JMO,
Alla
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