That, on reflection, is the truly terrible thing--it wasn't really the Dursleys who corrupted Harry at all. It was Albus and Minerva.
Oh yes, good catch. You're right. Harry, that boy we all liked on the train when he sympathized with Ron, DOES come in with a basic understanding of justice and willingness to work with it if rules are actually going to be enforced fairly. But Minerva and Albus between them set him up to move away from that understanding.
How much do you think Minerva was knowingly playing a part for Albus and how much do you think it was just her biases intersecting (un)fortunately with Albus' set-up? Though I'm sure Albus at the least knew his deputy's, er, priorities and was counting on them showing themselves somehow. A brief word or two offhand before the start of term regarding the upcoming arrival of Mr. Potter and his hopes for the boy might have been all that was needed?
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Re: More on Minerva--another inspired touch
Date: 2015-08-17 03:34 pm (UTC)Oh yes, good catch. You're right. Harry, that boy we all liked on the train when he sympathized with Ron, DOES come in with a basic understanding of justice and willingness to work with it if rules are actually going to be enforced fairly. But Minerva and Albus between them set him up to move away from that understanding.
How much do you think Minerva was knowingly playing a part for Albus and how much do you think it was just her biases intersecting (un)fortunately with Albus' set-up? Though I'm sure Albus at the least knew his deputy's, er, priorities and was counting on them showing themselves somehow. A brief word or two offhand before the start of term regarding the upcoming arrival of Mr. Potter and his hopes for the boy might have been all that was needed?