[HPforGrownups] Re: Fees for Harry

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 179427

> Alla:
> I am afraid I remain very convinced that Potters wanted Dumbledore to
> stay as far away from their son's future.
>
> They rejected him as secret keeper, so I find it highly implausible
> that they would decide, oh you know, we won't appoint him as Harry's
> guardian either, but hey, we will go ahead and give him financial
> powers over his money AND we will give him powers to appoint legal
> guardian.

Shelley:
Excuse me if I'm butting in here, but I don't see in canon where the Potters 
REJECTED Dumbledore at all. It was Dumbledore who came to the Potters and 
told them how to protect themselves. The Potters not only trusted that 
Dumbledore was right about this protection, they took active steps to put it 
into practice. That shows trust and respect right there, for they didn't 
doubt that Dumbledore was wrong about how to save their lives. I imagine 
that Dumbledore told them to "pick someone that they trusted" to be the 
Secret Keeper, but let's face it- there could be a DOZEN or more of people 
that the Potters might have picked- people that they trusted. I image that 
Dumbledore told them to pick someone close to them. It makes sense that they 
would choose one of their best friends, but again, they are only choosing 
ONE person. Choosing "one" in a field of contenders isn't nearly the same as 
"rejecting" the rest. Obviously, some people would have been "rejected" 
right off the bat because they didn't meet the criteria of "being trusted 
enough to put their lives in the that person's hand", but once they had 
their short list of possible people (which still could have included 
Dumbledore), still they could only choose one. Even at the last minute, they 
switched who it was that was that "one". Sirius doesn't seem to take it that 
the Potters rejected him; instead, he, like the Potters, are thinking that 
throwing Voldemort off their scent so that they could live was a smart idea. 
It's very possible that Peter had visited them right at the exact second 
that they were ready to do it, and so inspiration struck to change the plan. 
Had DD been visiting at that second, he also might have been chosen. Just 
speculating here at to "how" Peter ended up as Secret Keeper after it was 
Sirius that was "chosen".

It's like having several friends around you in gym class, and you are 
instructed to pick a team captain. You reject those who aren't your friends 
immediately, but among your friends, you have several choices, and you only 
get to choose "one" to be captain. The rest of the friends aren't going to 
yell at you that they weren't "trusted" to be captain. Last second, after 
other team might know who was your chosen pick and then formed their plans 
around that, you switch your choice just to throw their plans off so you can 
win the game.

I think Dumbledore was in their trusted circle- that he was on their short 
list of people that could have worked, but Sirius just seemed like the 
better choice given Dumbledore's busyness and importance. Sirius wouldn't 
have minded going into hiding himself and playing games with Voldemort in 
order to protect the Potters.

Shelley