Draco the Death Eaters and Voldemort / and Albus and Harry and Snape again

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 139903


> Alla:
> 
> Hmmm, I agree with you, Phoenixgod, well sort of. If one looks at 
> Dumbledore as G-dlike figure, he can grant forgiveness, but since I 
> look at him as human, I am in agreement with you. It is sort of not 
> his decision to make, IMO.

absolutely. JKR even says in one of her interviews that DD isn't a 
metaphor for jesus and even he admits to his own falibility so I 
think he neatly cuts off his own confessional authority.
 
> On the other hand, Draco WAS planning assasination attempt at 
> Dumbledore, so at least as I see it Albus can forgive Draco for 
what 
> he was about to do to Albus at least( but definitely not to Ron and 
> Katie, IMO)

I'll go with that.
 
> Albus' conversation with Harry about Snape, when Harry learned that 
> Snape delivered prophecy to Voldemort strikes me as assuming too 
> much, because IMO Albus had no right to try to convince Harry that 
> Snape was remorseful about what he did  and Harry had a right to be 
> as angry as he wanted to. It is not Albus' decision to forgive 
> Snape for that, it is Harry's and Harry's only IMO. 

Amen Alla. makes me wonder what would have happend if Harry had seen 
that memory in the occulmency lessons during his fiesty fifth year. 
Could you imagine the blow up?

phoenixgod2000