Regressed Harry and DD

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 163170

> Carol responds:
> Harry, as you say, is sixteen. DD is 150-plus. He's had much more
> experience with life and people than Snape, and in the past, he has
> usually been right. Harry ought, by now, to respect Dumbledore's
> judgment. <SNIP>


Alla:

He was usually right in the past? On the top of my head, I can bring 
up several instances of Dumbledore being wrong. Some of those are 
admitted by Dumbledore, thank goodness - like  whole OOP mess, some 
of those like not figuring out who real Moody is and accordingly 
failing to protect Harry from Graveyard are in my opinion quite 
clear as well. So, what exactly Dumbledore did, which was so right 
and Harry therefore **has to** respect his judgment?

Going against Harry's parents wishes and placing him with Dursleys? 
Failing to communicate with Harry in OOP to let him know why exactly 
DD is avoiding him? Dismissing Harry's anger at the man who is 
complicit in his parents deaths?

Don't get me wrong, Dumbledore IMO had been right in some instances, 
but at most I can put those at fifty fifty and accordingly see no 
reason for Harry just **has to** respect his judgment. Respect is 
earned, not automatically given and I certainly see no reason why 
Harry is obligated to give Dumbledore's respect. He certainly seems 
to respect him ( hence Dumbledore's man), but I sincerely hope that 
it does not mean that Harry respects each and every one of 
Dumbledore's decisions, but only those that are worthy of respect.

JMO,

Alla


Carol:
I don't think Harry *sufficiently* respects DD's wisdom, nor
> does he realize that DD really does know more than he does about 
what
> Draco is up to (and, IMO, that Snape, far from helping Draco in his
> task, is trying to protect him and prevent him from doing it). I do
> understand, however, that there are some lessons that Harry has to
> learn for himself. I'll be extremely surprised if those lessons 
don't
> include DD's being right to protect Draco and trust Snape. <SNIP>

Alla:

If Dumbledore indeed knew much more what Draco is up to, he in my 
opinion did not act accordingly. As to what lessons Harry will 
learn, I will put my money on Dumbledore's decision to protect Draco 
being correct ) but notwithstanding that it does not mean that Harry 
should think that the means Dumbledore did it were correct as well, 
as to Snape, well, we shall see. I am also putting my money on Snape 
committing one redemptive act at the end, so I suppose in that sense 
Dumbledore will turn out to be right, but hopefully he was wrong in 
trusting Snape along the way.


JMO,

Alla