Right vs. Easy (Ron WAS: Re: DH reread CH 4-5)

[sistermagpie]

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Alla:
> But now I am even more confused. I just do not see how Albus' desire to go around the Globe with Gellert is hard for him LOL.

Magpie:
I'm not saying it was hard for him, I'm just saying that it seems like much more obviously a choice about living for yourself and following your own ambitions vs. sacrificing the life you've dreamed of for yourself to take care of others.

You're absolutely right that Dumbledore seemed to be able to live with himself easily enough so yeah, there is some right vs. easy in there, you're right. I didn't give that enough credit. But it still seems like the main thing here in that situation is not wanting to give up the life you've been chasing your whole life to take care of your sister in the little provincial town you hate--no matter whether your brother hates you for it and calls you selfish. I honestly would imagine that Dumbledore looked back on that situation and say he felt selfish, that he put his own needs before his sister's. 

-m