Dumbledore's worst fear (was Under the influence)

[davewitley]

Eloise:

> Leaky/Mugglenet interview:
> >>ES: What would Dumbledore's boggart be?
> 
> JKR: I can't answer that either, but for theories you should read 
six 
> again. There you go.<<
> 
> Perhaps the potion contains not Essence of Dementor, but Essence 
of 
> Boggart, making you live through your worst fear. This could be 
> (similar, but subtly different from Kneasy's views, I think) that 
his 
> greatest fear is that he has simply got it all wrong, that his 
moral 
> compass is disorienated and that he is directly responsible for 
the 
> suffering that ensues.
> 
> Or, it could be that his worst fear is that his trust in Snape is 
> misplaced (and thus, similar to Caro's suggestion above, he sees 
the 
> possible consequences).
> 
> Actually, my money *is* on the latter being DD's worst fear though 
> whether we are seeing this here, I'm not so sure. 

"I am not afraid, Harry: I am with you"

Surely his worst fear is that Harry will be taken from him?

David