Harry's alleged debt to Dumbledore and Snape WAS: Re: Chapter Discussion

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.> > Bookcrazzzy:
> 
<SNIP>
> Another thing I would like to ask those who believe that DD was abusive to
> Harry:  what do you think he should have done and how would it have "saved"
> Harry or the WW?

Alla:

I am just not up to a long version now :), but the short version is - not to leave him with Dursleys if the protection was not shown OR to actually check upon him wih Dursleys. Because it makes no sense to me when one LETTER from Dumbledore stops Dursleys from throwing them out, but for ten years he could not be bothered to show up because for plot purposes JKR needed Harry to suffer. Thats abuse to me, abuse and neglect, no matter how much plot needed it.

Bookcrazzzy: 
> I would also like to add some of the things that JKR has had to say about DD
> (from Accio Quote!): <SNIP of most of the quotes>
> 
> Dumbledore is the "epitome of goodness." [Read the exact quote from CBC Hot
> Type, 2000<http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/0700-hottype-solomon.htm>
> ]
> 
> "Dumbledore often speaks for me." [Read the exact quote from the Chamber of
> Secrets DVD, 2003<http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2003/0302-newsround-mzimba.htm>


Alla:

Yes, I am familiar with all these quotes, but that only makes me strongly disagree with JKR, thats all. If Dumbledore speaks for her and Dumbledore is an epitome of goodness, well to me epitome of goodness does not behave the way Dumbledore behaved  about Harry, about Sirius, actually about Snape too (yes, I hate Snape, but I hate the way Dumbledore made him serve him a whole lot too). I used to like Dumbledore a lot (points to her email :)), but starting with book five and especially after book seven it all went downhill. And no, it is not because I was that dissapointed that he played with the darkness in his youth. It is because I consider him a hypocritical manipulator, who would IMO sacrifice anybody's life and happiness to achieve his goals. Even if the goal is noble, as in to fight against Voldemort, but the way he did it, makes him really not that much better than Voldemort in my eyes.

JMO,
Allaa