[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore's judgment (WAS Hermione and 'Evil is a strong word')

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 166014

Magpie:
>I think we're mixing together a lot of things under "poor judgement," 
>though, to the point where it becomes meaningless. Dumbledore has absolutely 
>made mistakes--big ones. And there are plenty of choices he's made that many 
>of us don't agree with, from what he chose to do with Harry to not liking 
>his choices for teachers (I can think of 4 permenant ones off the top of my 
>head that many people want out). He can be wrong.

Bart:
However, to be fair, let's look at his alternatives. 

1) Harry CAN defeat Voldemort. This does not mean that Harry is the ONLY one who can defeat Voldemort.

2) If Harry does not defeat Voldemort, he will die. 

Therefore, Harry, trained to defeat Voldemort, lives. Harry, NOT trained to defeat Voldemort, dies. It makes sense that Dumbledore puts Harry into real danger during his training; if he's not ready by the time of the Big Confrontation, then he's dead anyway. 

Bart