Time frame of OOTP

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 130133


> Julie says:

<snipped good stuff>

> I've said it before, but my main reason for wanting Harry to 
shoulder 
> his share of the blame--i.e., own up to his mistakes that helped 
set 
> the stage for the DoM tragedy--is for his own sake, so he can 
> recognize where he made mistakes and learn from them. And so he 
can 
> accept what happened--NOT his fairytale version that "hateful and 
> evil Professor Snape" caused his godfather's death, but the 
reality 
> that Sirius died needlessly and tragically because of EVIL (the 
> capital letter type of evil) perpetuated by Bellatrix and 
Voldemort. 
> Because of EVIL that might be perpetuated over and over again on 
> other innocent wizards if Dumbledore and his allies, including 
Harry 
> (and-yikes-Snape), can't stand up to Voldemort and his cronies and 
> take them down once and for all. 

The reason why I react so strongly to this arguement is because it 
is the cornerstone of everything that I hated about OOTP.  I'm 
worried that Rowling verson of Harry 'mastering' his feelings is 
going to involve abject appologizing to Snape and Dumbledore for 
ever disobeying their perfect plans and getting Sirius killed and 
becoming an obedient little soldier for DD.  I agree that Harry 
needs to learn from his mistakes, but by the same token I want to 
see him put pressure on DD and Snape to learn from theirs. He has a 
lot to be (legitimately) angry about with the two of them and I want 
to see that part honored as well.

The thing is, I don't think I am going to see that. I think I am 
going to see a story that is going to end up legitimizing all of the 
mistakes the Order and DD made with Harry during OOTP and 
legitimizing the crapy insult filled lessons of Snape.  Thus leaving 
Harry, the wronged party in my opinion, forced to appologize to both 
of them.  

(Something Snape, with all his anger and bitterness, is 
> never going to be.) 

That we can agree on
 
> As for Dumbledore's mistakes and how they affected Harry, that's a 
> completely different issue. The trust between them has been 
breached, 
> and Harry will have to decide how and when--even if--that breach 
will 
> be healed. (And healed doesn't mean it will ever be exactly the 
same 
> again). 

I am worried and hopeful about the Dumbledore/Harry dynamic in HBP. 
I liked the cover and I like the possibility of one on one training, 
but I am also worried that Harry is going to forgive DD too quickly 
and the many problems between them are going to get glossed over 
without DD doing anything to make up for them.  I think Rowling 
likes DD too much to leave him in the doghouse as he should be based 
on the previous year and thus will be the recipient of Authorial 
Whitewashing to make him right and knowledgeable once again.

The new book really needs to come out. I really want to recover the 
faith I lost after OOTP but I am worried that I won't. 

phoenixgod2000