Draco and Dumbledore

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 160150

> Pippin:
<SNIP>
When Snape says, "I see no difference" IMO, that's JKR 
> showing us how cruel and wrong it is not to distinguish between a 
> lesser evil and a greater one. Does the fact that Hermione's teeth
> weren't pretty to begin with excuse Snape from doing anything 
> about the fact that they'd been cursed? Does the fact that Draco 
> was not a very nice person to begin with excuse Dumbledore from 
> trying to save him from Voldemort?

Alla:

Well, yeah, I agree about Snape, but as to Dumbledore, that's one 
funny way to phrase a question IMO, so how about I rephrase it a 
little bit?

Does the fact that Draco is trying to kill Dumbledore and almost 
killed two students excuses Dumbledore from not saving him from 
Voldemort and instead concentrating on saving other students?

Um, **Yes** in a heartbeat as far as I am concerned. But I am not 
even asking Dumbledore to do that, I am not asking him to throw 
Draco to Voldemort, because that would be too cruel, wound't it?

I am asking him to not mollycoddle Draco and while saving him, also 
restrain him if necessary in order to make sure that others are safe

Pippin:
<SNIP>

> I'm surprised, Alla, that you'd be all over Dumbledore for trying
to
> save Draco at the risk of other lives. Isn't that exactly what
you'd
> like him to do for Harry? Maybe Harry's life is more valuable to
the
> war effort, and maybe not. Wars are not won by heroes, at least
> I've never heard of a losing side that didn't have heroes too. Wars
> are won by people working together. Houses united, anyone?
>
<SNIP>


Alla:

Huh? And I am surprised that you are surprised. I am all over
Dumbledore for trying to save Draco not just because he does it over
other lives, but because he is saving someone who almost **killed**
two people, deliberately if I mind at the expence of other lifes.

If Harry would have done what Draco did during HBP, then believe me
I would **not** expect Dumbledore to save him at expence of other
lives.

But for some reason called **Prophecy** I think he would anyways.

Harry's life is not maybe more valuable in the fight, he is the only
one who can do it, end of story.

He will get help from his friends, but I am not sure where you get
**maybe** part from his friends and Dumbledore seemed to think so
without any maybes IMO.

And of course Houses are likely be united, etc, I just not sure what
it has to do with letting wanna be assasin run around the school.

> Alla:
> > Does it make sense to you? I just think that whether in 
fictional 
> > reality or even in RL the leader, the politician who has 
supposedly 
> > **right** or **light** objectives in mind, should at least enter 
the 
> > fight **trying** to choose what is right, not between two evils.
> 
> Pippin:
> How do you know Dumbledore isn't doing that?
> What you seem to be saying is that you want Dumbledore to
> beat his breast and say he's so sorry, it's not his fault he hasn't
> got a better choice. Sounds whiny, no?  And what's the point? 
Either 
> you trust him to make the best choice of those available, 
> or you don't. If not, what difference would the whining make?<SNIP>

Alla:

Well, if saying **I am sorry** means whining , then yes, I want him 
to do that. Although as Renee said maybe that is what he was doing 
in the cave.



JMO

Alla