Sirius, Sirus, and more Sirius/ Blood protection/ Dumbledore and Harry

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 158576

> Magpie:
> > 
>   I don't think anyone's disagreeing on that or having a problem with 
JKR choosing this for her story.  But I assume  people aren't really 
arguing that witholding all love and affection from toddlers is a good 
thing.  Being loved by your family doesn't make you a sissy.
> 
It just frankly feels like in  order to defend Dumbledore's decision as 
a good thing we're tearing down normal families in a way that's a 
little strange.  

Tonks:
True. We are IMO, all over stating our positions in the extreme. And it 
does seem that some here see Harry as a real child in a real family and 
are approaching the discussion from that POV. If I had that POV, I 
would see everything differently. But I don't see Harry as a real 
person. On the other hand, I see DD as a real person. ;-) Weird I know. 

Tonks_op