Dumbledore's actions again. WAS: Re: Snape and the "Chosen One" /JKR listening

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 153637

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
>
> Alla:
> 
> You see, THAT's what I see as unclear. I do think that JKR's 
message beyond DD's actions IS that he really and truly could not 
have done  anything else except leaving Harry with Dursleys, I 
really do, BUT  then I don't see anywhere in the text why the 
options you describe could not happen.
> 
> (snip)
> Of course, story demanded Harry to suffer with Dursleys, I get 
that, but Cinderella effect dissappeared to me oh so very fast and I 
> analyse DD actions as very "real person", not just "wise man"
> 
> I think it was Magpie :), who once wisely commented that those two 
> DD facets are just impossible to put together nicely and we are 
just supposed to let it go.
> 
> She is probably right, but it is just so very hard for me to do, 
> because Dumbledore, who did not do anything to help Harry IF he 
had the choice to do so, well does not come out as a good man  in my 
> book :)

Tonks:
Why DD did nothing to protect Harry from the Dursleys is a question 
that comes up here time and again. And the arguments on both sides 
get very heated.  I think that the answer is that the author wants 
to point out to children that sometimes bad things happen and even 
the wisest and most loving of Wizards can do nothing to prevent it. 

Simple as that. 

And I suspect that the kids get it. It is the adults that don't.

Tonks_op