[HPforGrownups] Re: What HP Character Scares You Most?

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 191872

Marianne:
> I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but afer reading the entire series,
> Dumbledore has creeped me out. Certainly I can see why Umbridge or any of
> the "bad guys" would send a chill up people's spines, but they're supposed
> to do that.
>




I went into reading the HP series thinking of it as the type of book in
which children are expected to solve puzzles on their own, without a lot of
(or any) help from adults. In this type of book, a "wise older mentor"
commonly arranges puzzles, sets up mysteries and acts as a type of puppet
master or guide but it is nearly mandated that the kids in the stories not
use adult help. As a part of their maturation process, the kids have to
solve the mysteries themselves. I knew, from my first reading of the first
chapter of SS that Dumbledore was indeed this type of character and within
the context of the series, it doesn't bother me. Because it was what Harry
had to learn and do and the way he had to do it within the context of the
overall story.

Lynda


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