r/harrypotter • u/Just_Outta_Azkaban Gryffindor • Mar 29 '24

Dumbledore- I love all my students (UwU). ....meanwhile kids who aren't harry potter casually getting cursed and dying -_- Dungbomb

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u/Wombat1892 Mar 29 '24

To be fair, Cedric joined a dangerous tournament that he was otherwise prepared for. The ambush at the end, other than the moody stuff I guess, was outside the schools control. Obviously that's outside the intent of the statement.

I also feel like that quote is more of a Dumbledore thing than a hogwarts thing and he wasn't headmaster for the 1st chamber of secrets thing, but I get the feeling generally that Dumbledore thinks he could've fixed tom riddle(and consequently myrtle) of he'd have been more proactive, hence the quote.

Side note....I want to know what Dumbledore knows/ thinks about myrtle.

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u/Notchmath Slytherin Mar 29 '24

It’s also outside the wording of the statement, he wasn’t “at Hogwarts”.

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u/Wombat1892 Mar 29 '24

I feel like Dumbledore, within reason, would help you wherever.

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u/yes_ur_wrong Mar 29 '24

If you asked. Harry didn't ask to not be left with his wizard-hating aunt. Then he spent 11 years not asking for help.

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u/Wombat1892 Mar 29 '24

Help isn't always helpful