Harry's Isolation up to Hogwarts (Was: Re: Remus WAS Re: PoA Ch 10 Post DH look)

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 181541

 
> d.lucas35:
> 
> Hi, I'm new to the group but just thought I would jump in here
> and add a thought.
> 
> I believe Harry's isolation was due to the fact he was in danger
> from the Death Eaters who would blame him for Voldemort's defeat?
> Dumbledore said as much to Minerva concerning his decision to
> leave him with Muggles. Seems they might follow the friends of
> the Potters to learn his location.
>
Doddie:

I'm with you on this one...After what happened to the Longbottoms
(which occurred after the Voldy's Godric's Hollow fiasco, was there 
any other choice?!?  I think perhaps even Neville's Gran and perhaps 
DD himself may have arranged Neville's safety in that he'd be sorted 
into something other than Gryffindor...one to the detriment of 
making Neville non-magical(and being disappointed)....the other to 
the point of making suggestions to the sorting hat..

I would argue, in favor of DD's puppetmaster strings that it was not 
only for Harry's safety, but for the safety of other's as well..

Although I'm still confused about "Puppet-master DD"; as I do not 
think it was as simple as yanking chains and giving advice only to 
assert his own agenda...

I went back and reread, and I get the feeling that DD has many 
agenda's on his book....Snape's, Neville's, Harry's, Trelawney's, 
Voldy's, Hermione's, Ron's, Hagrid's, Slughorn's and even the 
Malfoy's........let's not forget the Tri-Wiz tornament--puppetmaster 
with a limited number of strings I suppose......(his attempt to 
broaden Harry's view without invoving him became disastrous after 
the nightmare of Barty Croch Jr. via voldy shoving Harry into the 
torunament...and DD's gleam of triumph after the tounaments horrific 
end.)...Where we get yet, another glimpse of hands off DD...we shall 
never know how much of a sacrificial lamb DD made Harry in GOF...we 
certainly get a larger picture of DD and what he would do to obtain 
his motives in both DH and HBP..

Doddie,
(who believes that DD may have not been so sure whether it should 
have been Harry or Neville...hence Neville's points after 
PS/SS...and Neville's subsequent off page conversation with the 
sorting hat...I get the feeling it could have been either one..but 
the matter of choice came into the picture.)

I suppose if we have to discuss