The Snape Whisperer

[Lois N.]

No: HPFGUIDX 163583

On 1/7/07, pippin_999  wrote:
I have to wonder if Dumbledore had a similar rationale
for leaving Harry to be overwhelmed by his feelings after
Cedric's death. Harry has received so little comfort in his
life that to have it given to him after Cedric's death might
have set up an undesirable association. As it was, Harry
went through a miserable six weeks at the Dursleys, but
he does seem to have become somewhat desensitized
to survivor guilt, enough so that he could deal with the
loss of Sirius without plummeting into the severe
depression  he experienced after losing Cedric.

Pippin

Hi Pippin,
Now that is a theory I hadn't thought about, this makes perfect sense,
but... at the same time, he was also not wanting to make contact with Harry because he already suspected Voldamort was using Harry to transfer his own thoughts, too.

Remember, Voldamort could not go to the Ministry to obtain the Prophecy, it had to be Harry, so Voldamort was giving Harry his thoughts and showing him where he had to go to get this Prophecy. This is why Harry was supposed to learn Occlumency, so he could block out these thoughts. This is another reason why DD wasn't contacting Harry.

Lois