Dumbledore the Godfather

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anne_t_squires <tfaucette6387 at charter.net> wrote:

Having said all of that, I still have a problem with DD. The thing
that bothers me the most about DD is that up until the end of year
four he had to have thought Harry would indeed have to die. He was
raising him like "a pig for the slaughter." I think DD arranged it so
that Harry would develop his "saving people thing." It's something he
was inculcating in him from the beginning. And I have a problem with
it. The only thing that redeems DD in my mind is that Harry forgave
him for this betrayal and went on to name one of his children for him.

If Harry can forgive DD, then I can; but I still think DD was very
cold hearted and evil in his intentions toward Harry. Rita Skeeter
described his intentions as "sinister." Was she ever right about that!

Brianna:
  I remember when DD and company left Harry on the doorstep of the Dursley’s home.  I remember him saying something to the effect that Harry would have a difficult time ahead of him, and he wasn’t just whistling Dixie was he?  I’ve always liked DD, and I don’t see him as being sinister or a manipulator.  He always knew that LV hadn’t been destroyed and that Harry was in danger.  I think he loved the boy and did the best he could by him, all while orchestrating and coordinating a rag-tag underground army.  Everyone has regrets in their lives and I’m sure there are few people who don’t wish that they had done something differently at some point in their lives.  The point is what you learn from those mistakes and how you handle yourself going forward is what counts.  Dumbledore after all was human.  And if there was anyone in the book I wanted to choke with his/her own wand it was Rita Skeeter.  She was such a vicious weasel who cared nothing about the truth or facts. She was only interested in sensationalism, scandal and lining her pockets.



Brianna