[HPforGrownups] How Sirius' death suits Dumbledore? Was: Re : Harry's Role in OotP (long)

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 130570

> Eileen:
>  
> <SNIP>
> On balance, Sirius' death suits DD: He got Harry away from 
> the 'danger' of being brought up by his nominated guardian by 
> getting Hagrid to deliver him to Privet Drive and the Dursleys only
> to have him back on his hands after Peter Pettigrew returns to VM, 
> and with increasing influence on Harry. Sirius vindicated and 
> guardian of Harry is still very much a threat to DD's plans; Sirius
> loved and dead is a very important part of the process of turning 
> Harry into a weapon for the Order against VM.  
> 
> Alla:
> 
> I am honestly confused as to how Sirius' death suits Dumbledore 


Well, for one thing, it would mean that Dumbledore wouldn't have to
worry about Harry turning himself into James-the-sequel in order to
give Sirius back the best years of his life, namely the Hogwarts
years.  The number of times in both GoF and OOTP when Harry swallowed
his fears or his real feelings in some way so that Sirius wouldn't do
something Harry considered rash indicates to me that Harry was
stifling his own personality out of deference to his godfather.

Had Harry continued to develop a relationship with Sirius and had
they become closer, then I think there was a real danger of that
happening and Dumbledore knew it.  A dead Sirius can be safely
praised and ignored; the live one was always in danger of coming up
with yet another brilliant plan like the one that cost James and Lily
their lives.  That kind of initiative Dumbledore does NOT need this
time around.

Magda


		
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