Monday, April 15, 2013

Dumbledore's Destiny

Dumbledore was Harry’s father figure and mentor. During Harry’s years in Hogwarts, Harry looked up to Dumbledore. In book seven, we learn that Harry not only didn’t know a lot about his mentor, but that Harry felt like Dumbledore had failed him several times by not telling him things. We later learn that this was Dumbledore's way of preparing him for what was to come. Dumbledore distanced himself in order for Harry to discover the truth for himself, and thereby giving him the courage and determination to defeat Voldemort. 
Dumbledore always was mysterious in the eyes of the students and staff at Hogwarts. Many things that he did didn’t make sense, however Dumbledore carefully constructed a trail of information that could only be deciphered by Harry. When he gave the items to Harry, Hermione and Ron through his will, he knew that only they could discover the true meaning behind it. Dumbledore left breadcrumbs for the students to follow and eventually they discovered them. Tales of Beedle the Bard held information about the Deathly Hallows in which many people believed to be a children’s tale. Dumbledore wanted to give them just enough information so they could discover the truth for themselves and believe it.
Some would say that Dumbledore was mad, but the people who talked about him merely cared what people thought of themselves. Dumbledore was not one of those people; yes he cared about teaching other students the true values and responsibilities of being a witch or wizard however he did it in an unconventional manner. Dumbledore’s main goal was students’ safe and Harry of course and to put an end to Voldemort. Dumbledore knew from the beginning that it was Harry who must stop Voldemort, and so he made it his mission to prepare Harry for what was to come.
Destiny is the biggest thing I took from the series. Dumbledore knew his destiny was not to kill Voldemort, but to prepare Harry for the job. The fact that we can’t know what is going to happen or how our story might end, but through great determination and working hard toward our goal is a great lesson among other lessons that Rowling teaches us. 


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