<div id="ygrps-yiv-342688308"><div>I don't know many (or any) people who have had good results telling other people how to raise their child or ward. </div><div id="ygrps-yiv-342688308AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="ygrps-yiv-342688308AppleMailSignature">As James and Lily's son there was very little chance of Harry turning out to be evil. A romantic notion but Dumbledore believed in love above all else. And Harry's first year of life was filled with love, and Lily's love lived within Harry. It was a risk, and Dumbledore himself said he "never dreamed he would have such a person on his hands" as Harry. But I contend that Dumbledores hands were tied until Harry turned 11. But the very moment Harry turned 11 Dumbledore had Hagrid there to intervene. <br><br>Ellie<br><br></div><div><br>On Dec 26, 2015, at 7:04 PM, kathy kulesza <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:kat7555@yahoo.com">kat7555@yahoo.com</a> [HPforGrownups] <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:HPforGrownups@yahoogroups.com">HPforGrownups@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p></p><div id="ygrps-yiv-342688308ygrps-yiv-1583677801"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">I disagree; Dumbledore had a responsibility to protect Harry while he was at the Dursleys. Harry could have easily wanted to emulate Voldemort instead of wanting to defeat him. Harry could have chose to be a bully just as he had been bullied. Dumbledore did nothing to make sure Harry was happy at the Dursleys.<br><br>kat7555<br></div></div><p></p>
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