I think it’s relatively plausible, actually. The troll did not necessarily have specific orders to eat her feet-first.
As a matter of character, Dumbledore does have odd notions of what it takes to be a hero. And he may think Harry needed to see the real toll of wars by having someone close to him die.
Or he really was confident that Harry would save her, and he would use the troll attempt as evidence against Malfoy (which would have worked).
And my favourite part of your comment:
“Invisibility cloak not doing what it was supposed to? Well, I can see that.”
Dumbledore does have odd notions of what it takes to be a hero. And he may think Harry needed to see the real toll of wars by having someone close to him die.
So it’s Dumbledore who’s the sexist fridger, not Eliezer!
So it’s Dumbledore who’s the sexist fridger, not Eliezer!
I realise you’re probably just being flippant, but I should note that Hermione is the only person Dumbledore knows and has access to that really matters to Harry. If he was going to fridge anyone, it would be her, for that reason rather than sexist ones.
only person Dumbledore knows and has access to that really matters to Harry
Well, he could have killed Harry’s parents. It might not trigger Harry’s “kill death by any means necessary” reaction, but then I don’t think anyone would have anticipated that in-universe, given that even Q was surprised by the prophecy.
That said, I suspect that to Dumbledore Hermione’s self-proclaimed hero status automatically signals “willing to die for the cause”, whereas Harry’s parents are innocent bystanders in every possible way.
Perhaps, although “story logic” can imply parents being willing to sacrifice for their children. That’s a problem with thinking of the world in terms of stories, you can find a trope to justify almost anything. Authors always can (and often do) pull deus ex machinas out of their nether regions.
I think it’s relatively plausible, actually. The troll did not necessarily have specific orders to eat her feet-first.
As a matter of character, Dumbledore does have odd notions of what it takes to be a hero. And he may think Harry needed to see the real toll of wars by having someone close to him die.
Or he really was confident that Harry would save her, and he would use the troll attempt as evidence against Malfoy (which would have worked).
And my favourite part of your comment:
Yes; that’s the problem :)
So it’s Dumbledore who’s the sexist fridger, not Eliezer!
I realise you’re probably just being flippant, but I should note that Hermione is the only person Dumbledore knows and has access to that really matters to Harry. If he was going to fridge anyone, it would be her, for that reason rather than sexist ones.
Well, he could have killed Harry’s parents. It might not trigger Harry’s “kill death by any means necessary” reaction, but then I don’t think anyone would have anticipated that in-universe, given that even Q was surprised by the prophecy.
Point.
That said, I suspect that to Dumbledore Hermione’s self-proclaimed hero status automatically signals “willing to die for the cause”, whereas Harry’s parents are innocent bystanders in every possible way.
Perhaps, although “story logic” can imply parents being willing to sacrifice for their children. That’s a problem with thinking of the world in terms of stories, you can find a trope to justify almost anything. Authors always can (and often do) pull deus ex machinas out of their nether regions.