Oh, and Sirius being stuck in his parents' house? I never understood how that benefited the Order. Yeah, it was great that the Order got to use the place as a headquarters, but they could have done that no matter where Sirius was. So, why not just have him hang out in the Shrieking Shack or something, so he could be available for Harry (you know, making Harry happy was Dumbledore's big priority, right?) Lupin could have stayed in the Black House if it needed a caretaker.
Or was that too much trouble to plan, Mister I-Plan-Everything-In-the-Universe?
I think the plan was to isolate Black from Potter, as Black would have provided an alternate and independent view of the world, one in which either Potter's life would have come first or Potter's life would have been squandered early to one of Black's vainglorious attempts at mischief making. Dumbledore set Black up at Grimmauld Place to wear down Black's morale, at the same time setting Lupin the impossible task of monitoring werewolves, knowing those were the last places either man wanted to be, in order to keep them from offering solace or advice to Potter.
Potter therefore had to look to Dumbledore for approval and affection, as Dumbledore was the only adult male (i.e., father figure) in town. And Dumbledore wouldn't even look at Potter throughout most of OOTP, let alone talk to him or avow his over-the-top admiration for him, which served to make Potter more emotional and anxious for that approval. Dumbledore's aloofness lasted until the scene where he dramatically came to rescue Potter. He then threw himself at Potter's forgiveness with big crocodile tears, setting Potter up further to sacrifice himself when the time came.
And yes, Dumbledore got a little payback for Black and Lupin keeping secrets from him. It's not their place to decide what to do with their lives, after all. The Order is like the Death Eaters in that sense, basically a life sentence.
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Re: Part One
Date: 2010-05-29 04:42 pm (UTC)Or was that too much trouble to plan, Mister I-Plan-Everything-In-the-Universe?
I think the plan was to isolate Black from Potter, as Black would have provided an alternate and independent view of the world, one in which either Potter's life would have come first or Potter's life would have been squandered early to one of Black's vainglorious attempts at mischief making. Dumbledore set Black up at Grimmauld Place to wear down Black's morale, at the same time setting Lupin the impossible task of monitoring werewolves, knowing those were the last places either man wanted to be, in order to keep them from offering solace or advice to Potter.
Potter therefore had to look to Dumbledore for approval and affection, as Dumbledore was the only adult male (i.e., father figure) in town. And Dumbledore wouldn't even look at Potter throughout most of OOTP, let alone talk to him or avow his over-the-top admiration for him, which served to make Potter more emotional and anxious for that approval. Dumbledore's aloofness lasted until the scene where he dramatically came to rescue Potter. He then threw himself at Potter's forgiveness with big crocodile tears, setting Potter up further to sacrifice himself when the time came.
And yes, Dumbledore got a little payback for Black and Lupin keeping secrets from him. It's not their place to decide what to do with their lives, after all. The Order is like the Death Eaters in that sense, basically a life sentence.