[HPforGrownups] Did Dumbledore ultimately redeem himself?

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 192896

(note: with the new participants, perhaps it's time for the list elves 
to remind everybody of the quoting rules? They work pretty well).

Sherrie:
With all due respect, if anyone is to blame for Harry being placed at 
the Dursleys', it's Lily.  The magic she used to protect Harry - an old 
and deep magic - required the protection of  her blood, her family.

Bart:
And, how many hours did Lily have to consider this? Minutes? Probably 
just a matter of seconds, and the first priority was to protect Harry. 
There really wasn't much time to consider

Sherrie:
Sir-  She had 18 months. Lily & James were well aware that what they 
were doing was dangerous & could easily result in their deaths. It would 
be a poor magickal parent who wouldn't begin weaving the strongest 
protective magick they could find around their child. The magick was 
already in place-  Lily's death was the trigger that activated it, when 
it was needed.
what might happen several years in the future.

Bart:
The spell depended on Morty offering Lily her life in exchange for 
Harry's. How could she have prepared for that eventuality in advance?

Bart

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