[HPforGrownups] Re: I hate Fudge!

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 147633


On Sunday, February 5, 2006, at 09:22 AM, Bee Chase wrote:

> Luckdragon:
>   Perhaps Bellatrix can't seem to get the image of "Little baby 
> Potter" out of her head, having last seen him as a baby that fateful 
> night in Godric's Hollow. She claims she is LV's most faithful 
> servant, and she went after the Longbottoms thinking they knew where 
> to find LV after he lost his body. Could it be that she was the one at 
> GH who helped LV and witnessed the events that night, and that is why 
> she talks baby talk to him.
>
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kchuplis:

Underestimation of what children/young people can do or handle is a 
recurring idea in these books. I think it is deliberate and I happen to 
agree. I know that I felt "overprotected" as a young person. There is, 
in this vain, Dumbledore not wanting to burden Harry with the complete 
truth, and hiding, to his detriment, many facts that deeply concern 
Harry. Molly Weasley is constantly harping on how the kids are "too 
young" to be given information on the Order or on what is happening, 
completely disregarding what they have already face and can well be 
expected to face. Even Hermione and Ron themselves continually dismiss 
Harry's suspicions of Draco because they can't conceive of being given 
an important assignment from their leaders at the age of 16. They are 
applying, again to everyone's detriment, what adults have been 
conferring on them for 5 years to Draco.  I think this is an extension 
of it. I imagine it will have a big part in the denouement as well, 
since DD (even though he still seemed to hold back IMO from Harry even 
in the cave) stressed LV underestimating the value of youth as well 
during the cave scene. It is certainly relevant to the story arch.