Draco and Harry WAS: Re: Nice vs. Good, honesty, and Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 153306

Megan:
<SNIP> 
> I wish too that DD would have stopped Draco. But as with the whole
> Miltonic idea of Free will, God (ie DD in this case), knows whats 
going
> to happen, knows that people are going to get hurt and die, but 
allows
> people and the events to play themselves out without stepping in 
to save
> himself.  For whatever reason DD did not stop Draco. Was it to 
allow
> Snape to continue on as a spy and save his cover/life? Was it to 
show
> Draco that he was not a murderer and see the error of his ways?  
Make
> Harry take that last step towards acceptance of his fate? Make the
> Ultimate sacrifice? Think of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 
Aslan
> sacrificed himself to save Edmund, the traitor, and allow Peter to 
take
> charge. Now will DD miracuously ressurect himself? Part of me says 
no. I
> don't know, but Harry has now come to accept his Lot and is going 
to
> take charge instead of telling others and stepping back. It is 
Harry's
> turn to lead.
>

Alla:

I snipped the part I completely agree with about Harry instincts 
being more and more on the mark with every book. 

Well, I do understand that DD may not have stopped Draco because he 
wanted to save him, or because he wanted to let Snape spy, etc, BUT 
the problem I see with it is that Dumbledore while wanting to save 
Draco puts other students in horrible danger from Draco hair brained 
assasination attempts.

I mean, I am still not sure that DD knew all of Draco's activities, 
but if he did, oh my... That is beyond reckless IMO.

I wonder how he would have felt if Katie and Ron WOULD have died. 
Could he have looked Katy's parents and Arthur and Molly in the eyes 
with clear conscience and told him. You know, I really wanted to 
save Draco that is why in the process I let your children die.

As to Aslan, Aslan sacrificed himself and himself only IMO. That was 
his choice to make. Dumbledore's choices on the other hand often 
puzzle me a great deal :)

JMO,

Alla