Dumbledore's plans in HBP again WAS: Re: Cohesion

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 162278


> Alla:
> 
> Are you sure that Weasleys would have understood? That is if 
> Dumbledore would have told him the truth of why Ron died. Not - 
> fighting the fight against Voldemort and his minions. **That** - I 
> am pretty sure Weasleys would have been devastated, but understood. 
> After all if parents joined that fight, they could hardly expect the 
> kids to not learn their values and join the fight as well.
> 
> But if Ron would have died because Dumbledore wanted to teach Draco 
> Malfoy who he is and whom he wants to become. That is why their 
> child could have died.

Pippin:
But that *is* the fight against Voldemort. The freedom to decide
who you are and what you want to be is what Voldemort wants to take
away from people. If the wizarding world decides it's not worth
fighting for, then Voldemort wins. 

Alla:
> So, if that was a calculated risk, IMHO Dumbledore took into 
> equasion the lives of those he had no right to gamble with.

Pippin:
Dumbledore told all those in the Hall in GoF that he planned to 
unite all those who were willing to oppose Voldemort  -- and
his eyes were on the Slytherin table as he said it. He offered them
a bond of friendship and trust. His strategy was no secret, and 
those who disagreed with it were welcome to pull their children 
out of Hogwarts. Some did.

Pippin