Dumbledore's nonintervention at the Dursleys, was Re: Bad Writing? (was: JKR and the boys)

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No: HPFGUIDX 163112

> Magpie:
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> Which is why, as I originally said, I have a hard time buying that 
> Dumbledore's letter included any sort of promise to not interfere. 
You've 
> given defenses as to why maybe it was better for him not to, but 
that in 
> itself seems to suggest that he could if he wanted to do it.

Alla:

I snipped everything I agree with, I just want to mention once again 
why I am not really buying the possibility of existance of non- 
interference clause in the first place.

That is of course because of Order members feeling that it is Okay 
to 
interfer  at the end of OOP. Now, even though I do believe JKR when 
she says that she plotted the story long time ago, etc, I do believe 
that she sidestepped at least to answer fans questions and changed 
something at least few times.

Of course I cannot prove it, but I strongly suspect that this scene 
was written because she felt the need to pacify fans who were 
scratching their heads and asking why wizards indeed would not 
intefer.

As I said, this is just a suspicion, because otherwise that makes no 
sense for me whatsoever, if non- interference clause was supposed to 
exist in that letter.

I mean, what exactly changed at the end of OOP? The only thing 
changed 
that it was a bit too little too late and of course Petunia did not 
throw him out after listening to Moody, Weasleys, etc.

As you said, the threat to throw out was indeed stopped by 
**wisarding 
interference** and by Dumbledore indeed, nobody else.

Oh, and as to Pippin's argument that it would be imperialistic for 
Dumbledore to impose his values on Dursleys?

Honestly, I am not sure that I care whether it would be 
imperialistic 
or not.

If Dumbledore cared that much about not imposing his values on 
Dursleys, he should have find a better place for Harry to stay IMO ( 
yes, yes, I know we went back and forth on blood protection, if I 
see 
that it works in book 7, I would feel so much better buying it).

If he deemed possible to leave Harry there, he in my view had a 
responsibility to check on him and yes, IMO do whatever it takes to 
protect the kid from what Dursleys did to him.

So, if JKR did not put that scene in, I would assume at least the 
possibility of its existance, but since when Harry became fifteen 
they finally figured they can have a talk with them, I do not think 
it is ever existed.

IMO,

Alla