Dumbledore on the Dursleys in OotP (was:Re: Old, old problem.)

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 151246

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Alla: 
> > Oh, but I probably was not making myself clear. I totally agree
> > that time had come to explain about the Prophecy, etc, I have no
> > problem with that part of the speech on the intellectual level, 
> > that needed to be said, but the part about Sirius just was NOT 
> > needed to be said, in my book, except JKR wanting to let us know
> > how she intended to present Sirius treatment of Kreacher. I mean,
> > really , without Dumbledore speech did anybody not understand that
> > Sirius did not treat Kreacher well? JKR showed it to us, Ia m not
> > quite sure why in addition to showing it she felt a need to make 
> > Dumbledore say it and cut Harry's wounds.
> 
> Jen: I do understand your objections there.  Re-reading it now it 
> seems like Dumbledore was almost mad at Sirius for what happened. 
> That if Sirius had really tried to have a better relationship with 
> Kreacher, if he had just followed Snape's orders and stayed behind, 
> if only, if only....He doesn't *say* that, but he doesn't talk 
> glowingly about a man who just died. And yes, that is speculation! 
> Maybe someone else has a better explanation. 
> 

Personally, I think that DD sees Sirius as someone who could have 
seriously derailed his plans. Up until Sirius' arrival, DD had 
managed to control Harry's upbringing quite well. It is clear that DD 
is very proud that Harry has remained such a decent person despite 
everything that has happened to him. It is also implied that it is 
Harry's decent nature/ability to love that will ultimately defeat 
Voldemort. Sirius, however, is impulsive, emotional and often unkind. 
I think that DD is very aware of the fact that Harry idolises Sirius, 
and that might lead to Harry starting to behave like Sirius. This is 
probably even more likely after Sirius' 'martyrdom'.  Therefore it 
seemed perfectly logical to me that DD would attempt to curtail this 
before Harry left for the summer. Yes, DD was a little clumsy - 
probably due to fatigue in trying to hold everything together.  
However, at that moment, I think DD was more concerned about Sirius' 
character flaws possibly derailing the grand plan, than he 
necessarily was about Harry's feelings. 

Brothergib