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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