ChapDisc: DH 18, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 182858

> Mike:
> What really rankled my bones was Rita Skeeter's insinuations about 
> Dumbledore. As many of you know, I'm not the most ardent Dumbledore 
> fan. But this dig by Rita got my dander up on Dumbledore's behalf.
> 
> How DARE she? How dare she give Dumbledore grief over how *long* it 
> took Dumbledore to confront Grindelwald? Who is she, or anyone else 
> for that matter, to demand someone go to battle for them? Much less 
> how long it took Dumbledore to 'Save the World' from Grindelwald. 
To 
> sit back and bitch about how long it took someone to face death on 
> your behalf is the height of incredulity in my mind. In doing so 
she 
> ignores the fact that Dumbledore owes *nothing* to the WW as a 
whole 
> and probably less to the mainland European WW.
<SNIP>


Alla:

Well, yeah, I agree with you, but I see nothing new in her attitude 
exactly. I mean, don't we see this whole attitude take 2 as to how WW 
views Harry and freaking waiting till one kid who already endured so 
much saves them all?

Yes, yes I know Harry is an adult at at the end, but WW demonstrated 
this attitude IMO long time before Harry became such.

I agree with you that in that way Dumbledore owes WW nothing and 
whatever obligation he felt is behind the point. Moreover, while 
Dumbledore certainly entertained what I would call quite despicable 
thoughts about Muggle domination with Grindelwald, he did not really 
DO anything bad in that area, didn't he?

I mean, Ariana notwithstanding of course, Dumbledore changed course, 
etc.

So, while I understand his guilt and obligation that he felt, I think 
he could have absolutely tell the whole WW to go jump in the lake and 
fight their own wars, rather than waiting for him.

And as you know I am very far from being DD biggest fan either, but 
this just reminds me too much of what I felt was so wrong about WW 
attitude's towards Harry.

And god forbid we will hear something out of ordinary about "chosen 
one", god forbid his story will actually demand from us that we wake 
up and realise that evil returned and we should all fight.

Oh, no, we would much rather call the boy crazy delusional, together 
with Dumbledore that is.

I am telling you, I totally love heroes and do not need explanation 
why Harry decided to save WW, but more than once I wished he would 
take his friends and dissappear and leave WW to rot.

Sorry Mike :-), you touched one of my biggest pet peeves, since I 
believe WW did not do one tenth of what they were supposed to do to 
help Harry and his friends, but yes with what you actually said I 
agree.

JMO,

Alla