Harry - Dumbledore's favorite? Was: Re: Draco an underdog?

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> > >>Betsy Hp earlier:
> > Draco doesn't have the headmaster in his back pocket like 
Harry    
> > does.
> 
> > >>Alla earlier:
> > OK, I really would like more proof that Harry has  "headmaster 
in 
> > his pocket", if you don't mind.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> Come *on*, Alla.  What other students get the sort of attention 
from 
> Dumbledore that Harry does?  Does Dumbledore routinely visit 
*their* 
> bedsides when they're sick?  Or return invisibility cloaks lost 
while 
> breaking school rules?  Does Dumbledore love the other students 
like 
> he loves Harry?  Do you think Draco got called into the 
headmaster's 
> office to get a comforting talk about how it's terrible that he's 
> lost his father, but Dumbledore will be there for him?


Alla:

Well, we don't know whether Dumbledore visits other students 
bedsides or not, right? For all we know he may. And I said in my 
previous post - Dumbledore CLAIMS that he loves Harry, that is 
absolutely true, but so far his ACTIONS do not really prove to me 
that he does.

Please, don't get me wrong. I would be perfectly fine if Dumbledore 
would indeed treat Harry as his favorite student . I happen to think 
that since Harry has the burden of saving WW from Voldie, he is well 
overdue some extra love and attention, but I just don't see it.





> > >>Alla earlier:
> > <snip>
> > I guess the first incident of Dumbledore's favorable treatment 
of 
> > Harry was when he left Harry to grew up with Dursleys.
> > The second one would be when Headmaster happily allowed 
three      
> > eleven year olds to go on the quest to face the Dark Lord. 
> > <snip> 
> > What else? Oh, another example of favorite treatment would be 
> > sending Harry and Hermione on the quest to save Sirius and the 
list 
> > goes on and on...
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> The list of *twisted* canon goes on and on.  But you're arguing 
for a 
> cruel and manipulative Dumbledore, a cold-blooded Dumbledore, 
which 
> *might* be true (I personally doubt it) but is still merely a 
> theory.  As per cold, hard, canon Dumbledore has involved himself 
in 
> Harry's life far more than in any other student's.



Alla:

Twisted canon? In any one of the examples I gave, had I twisted the 
facts somehow? Again, please do not get me wrong. I HATE 
Puppetmaster!Dumbledore, I don't want to believe in Puppetmaster!
Dumbledore. I am keeping my fingers crossed that JKR is not shooting 
for Puppetmaster!Dumbledore. According to her interviews, I don't 
think she does.

But and this is a very BIG "BUT", I do think that all those actions 
of Dumbledore could be interpreted as Puppetmaster!Dumbledore.


Sure, Dumbledore involved himself in Harry's life, but does it mean 
that it happened because he cares for Harry as a person, or because 
he wants to have his weapon ready to strike at Voldemort ?

If this is the second option, then NO, I don't think I would concede 
that Harry his favorite student.

If someone would claim to love me and do to me  those things that 
Dumbledore did to Harry, I would not ever agree that this person 
loves me.


Now, if Dumbledore indeed loves Harry as much as he said at  the end 
of OOP, it is perfectly fine with me, but I want to see some ACTIONS 
of his in HBP to prove that.

I am cautiously optimistic because of HBP covers of course.


Just my opinion,

Alla.