DD and Delores (Was: Bad Writing?).

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 163148

 "lupinlore" <rdoliver30 at ...> wrote:

> if Dumbledore is God, sign me up for
> the First Church of Satan. Sorry, 
> but his failure to protect Harry 
> from abuse really is, I think, 
>that contemptible. 

I know trying to make villains out of heroes (Harry and Dumbledore)
and heroes out of villains (Snape) is a cottage industry in literary
criticism circles, but this does seem over the top. Yes Umbridge did
abuse Harry, but despite what you say Dumbledore was not God and
during most of book 5 had very little control over what happened in
his school. 

As for the Dursleys, you seem to think in the fight between them and
Dumbledore the power was all on his side, but the Dursleys had a very
powerful card to play. All they'd have to do is say "Harry can't stay
with us anymore" and Harry would die, Voldemort would win, and that
would be the end of the story. Besides if they did everything Harry
wanted out of fear not love I don't think Harry would be a lot happier
nor do I think it would be better for his character development. And
if Dumbledore started using strong armed tactics I have no doubt many
on this list would criticize him for that even more than they do now.
The man can't win.

Eggplant