Dumbledore

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Posting from Blackberry, am going to delete the whole post I am responding to for that reason, it is either that or top post.

Why Dumbledore use commanding language in that situation? Frankly besides JKR wanting to impress upon us how much more serious the situation is than usual I have no idea. It is not like Harry disobeys him when he uses gentler turn of phrase. By the way I totally agree that Harry questions Dumbledore'sjudgment all the time and does not obey him all the time when he is younger. I said that Dumbledore trained him that eventually Harry obeys him in everything no matter which words he used.


As to Snape and Sirius vs Dumbledore and Harry - sorry, no just no, to me there is absolutely no comparison between any power imbalance between Headmaster and student and two students. That is if I for the sake of argument agree about power imblalance between Sirius and Snape which I most definitely do not agree with. Sirius may have been popular with girls and Snape was feared because of all curses he knew. 


And of course I see no vulnerability in Snape in this situation, since he was the one who was dying to see marauders punished and suffered something entirely different instead.


Somebody earlier brought the situation between Harry and Draco, the duel between them and while I do not think that situation is exactly the same, since I do not remember Harry entertaining malicious thoughts about punishing Draco there before Draco taunted him, I think in a sense it is close. Harry got *exactly* what he deserved imo, yes he is young and stupid eleven year old, but he should have exercised his brains before going there.


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