Draco and Dumbledore/ Dumbledore as civl rights defender

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No: HPFGUIDX 159890

> Magpie:
> Right, but he almost killed Ron and Katie by accident, which I 
assume is 
> what Alla means in considering him a danger.  

Alla:

Yes :)


Magpie:
I agree that protecting civil 
> rights is very important--I'm definitely on the side of not 
imprisoning etc 
> without evidence. I just don't see any indication that that's 
what's holding 
> Dumbledore back in the book.  

Alla:

Yeah, me too, absolutely and if I had seen this analogy in 
Dumbledore and Draco story, I would have certainly said Bravo 
Dumbledore.

But what I do see is Dumbledore giving Draco second chance, civil 
rights or not and everything else is pretty much secondary, even the 
lifes of the students.

Oh, and about Dumbledore and civil rights analogies - frankly, not 
so sure about that. I mean, second chances and all are great, but I 
think it is a bit different theme tham civil rights champion.

I was watching news today about signing a law on tougher 
interrogation ( Grrrr, gives me such creeps that law) and was 
strongly reminded for some reason of Dumbledore kicking Young Barty. 
Um, I hate Barty dear, but this Dumbledore I thought comes off 
rather like as giving in his rage of not figuring out earlier who 
Barty is, then civil rights supporter and not kicking the suspect 
when he is already down. Sigh.


Magpie:
One of the main things that struck me as kind 
> of hilariously missing in HBP was any major investigation.
<SNIP>
   Since there's no 
> official investigation, it seems like Dumbledore's already working 
around 
> official law to me.

Alla:

Precisely, YES, YES. I see Dumbledore throughout the books as 
showing huge contempt for the law, and don't get me wrong often in 
the books that laws of WW do deserve that, but Dumbledore as looking 
for evidence ? I just do not see it. 

JMO,

Alla