[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore's plans in HBP again WAS: Re: Cohesion

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 162279

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
 


Sherry now:

However, he did not tell the students nor their parents that he was
purposely allowing an attempted murderer to roam loose in the school.  An
attempted murderer who was sharing classes, dorm rooms, common rooms, meals
with everyone else.  Realistically, parents would have and should have been
up in arms over that one.  No responsible parent would have willingly kept
their kids in a school under those circumstances.  I can't imagine molly and
Arthur doing so, nor the Grangers nor anyone but those who supported Draco's
mission, if they knew it.  Of course, this all had to happen for the story,
but objectively, any school headmaster who did such a thing, if he did know
it was happening, could probably be brought up on criminal charges for it,
especially once it went from suspicion to actual attempts, as with Katie
Bell.

Sherry