Snape and the "Chosen One" Was: Nice vs. Good - Compassion

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No: HPFGUIDX 153605

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at ...> 
wrote:
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> Between unwillingly allowing child abuse and unwillingly allowing 
> murder, then, Dumbledore would have to allow the abuse. 


I'm afraid you've completely lost me here.  Do you mean allowing the 
Dursleys to abuse Harry as opposed to allowing Voldy to murder him?  
Okay, but I don't acknowledge that choice.  The epitome of goodness 
and greatest wizard in the world could have easily stepped in very 
firmly and informed the Dursleys that their abuse of Harry would NOT 
be allowed, thank you very much.  And no, the sin of imposing his 
will on the Dursleys would most definitely NOT, IMO, been equal to 
the sin of allowing the child abuse to happen.  Would the Dursleys 
have said "take him?" Is that what DD was afraid of?  If so, that 
needs to be made clear, otherwise we have an epitome of goodness who 
does approve, albeit tacitly, of Harry Potter being abused.



> In any case, silence does not equal approval. 

I'm afraid it does.  Silence DOES imply consent, especially when the 
one being silent could easily put a stop to the abuse.  And therein 
the "epitome of goodness" once again sends a message that the abuse 
of Harry Potter is a good thing of which he approves at least 
tacitly.


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