As I was tinkering a bit with Black Heir and scribbled down some dialogue I wanted to use at some point in this fic, I started wondering about Dumbledore and all the 'misstakes' he's done with/around/concerning Harry over the years.
While he seems crazy at times, he's at least functionally crazy, so he should by no means actually be stupid.
So, if he isn't stupid, then what's the reason for all those incredibly bad decisions?
Is he simply a naive sap, who views the world through rose-tinted glasses, believing the best about everyone around him? It's certainly no unique trait, that's for sure. A whole lot of goody-two-shoes certainly seems to believe in the inherent goodness of man/woman.
Or are all those 'mistakes' simply coldly calculated actions to further some agenda of his? Did he make Harry's upbrining as close to that of Tom Riddle as he could, in order to absolve himself of guilt in the creation of Lord Voldemort by proving that turning dark under immense pressure is a personal choice, or perhaps in order to make Harry turn Dark, providing him with an excuse to get rid of a possible threat to his own position once Voldie is pushing up the dasies?
While he seems crazy at times, he's at least functionally crazy, so he should by no means actually be stupid.
So, if he isn't stupid, then what's the reason for all those incredibly bad decisions?
Is he simply a naive sap, who views the world through rose-tinted glasses, believing the best about everyone around him? It's certainly no unique trait, that's for sure. A whole lot of goody-two-shoes certainly seems to believe in the inherent goodness of man/woman.
Or are all those 'mistakes' simply coldly calculated actions to further some agenda of his? Did he make Harry's upbrining as close to that of Tom Riddle as he could, in order to absolve himself of guilt in the creation of Lord Voldemort by proving that turning dark under immense pressure is a personal choice, or perhaps in order to make Harry turn Dark, providing him with an excuse to get rid of a possible threat to his own position once Voldie is pushing up the dasies?