Dursleys or Death (was Re: Christian Forgiveness and Snape)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 164520

„«	Pippin:
> I'm not sure where this is coming from. The Potters *died* to
> keep Harry alive. I think that's a pretty strong statement of
> their wishes. Who would Dumbledore think they'd want
> him to ask?
>
> Sirius, who at the very least must have inadvertently
> betrayed the Potters' whereabouts?
> <BIG SNIP>

Alla:

Considering the fact that he was named by Potters as their son's
guardian, I would say yes.
All that was needed for Dumbledore in PoA to find out the truth was
**one** talk with Sirius, just one.

Pippin: 
Lupin? Where the heck was he anyway?

Alla:
Of course Lupin was with Voldemort and after helping him murder Lily 
and  James and being surprised by  his master's disappearance, he 
just went to torture Longbottoms with Bella and Co. :)
So, agreed here - no asking Lupin. <bg>


Pippin:
<SNIP>
> Dumbledore feels very strongly that pampering would be
> bad for Harry, but I think it's a misunderstanding to equate
> pampering with nurture and love. Doing so is so far
> from Dumbledore's thinking that I'm sure he feels he
> doesn't need to explain the difference -- leaving his
> readers just where Rowling wants them, ie thinking about it.

Alla:

Well, to this reader Dumbledore in this speech of his comes out
precisely as equating pampering with nurture and love and then having
a nerve to say that it is bad for Harry.

Alla, who wishes that JKR never felt a need to defend Dumbledore to
the readers ( because yes, this is how I see the main reason for that
speech), but that to me only confirms that she **really** wants us to
see the certain Dumbledore and if we do not see it, the speech like
that comes along. In my speculative opinion of course.