...once again Dumbledore!Abuse - a Balanced Approach

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 142852

 Lupinlore:
>
 Why does it place him in such a bad light?  Because it raises the 
> idea that he knew what was going on at the Dursleys (in fact knew 
in 
> advance it would go on) and did not intervene forcefully to put a 
> stop to it, as it was his absolute moral duty to do.  There is NO, 
> and I repeat, NO, excuse for turning a blind eye to child abuse.  
And 
> yes, what was going on at the Dursleys WAS child abuse and if 
> Dumbledore turned a blind eye and did not intervene he WAS an 
> accessory thereto.  And no, the safety of the wizarding world is 
NOT 
> an excuse and no, the idea that Harry "might" be in danger 
somewhere 
> else is NOT an excuse.


And not only that. Although unlike Lupinlore I do not think Rowling 
such a poor writer, I do believe that this "blood protection" thing 
is not one of her better ideas. She has drilled this "All you need 
is Love" mantra into our heads for years now, she has pretty well 
trashed out the subject of anti-Mudblood prejudices and how it is 
ridiculous to place so much reliance on one's origins. And yet, when 
it comes down to the matters of Life and Death it tunes out suddenly 
that a shared gene pool is much more important than a shared 
sentiment. 

a_svirn