I’ll admit, a big part of my reason for that belief is narrative causality—I would not find this evidence convincing in an open world, but in the context of a fictional story, it fits a little too neatly for coincidence. It’s obvious that Harry is going to move out of Dumbledore’s camp at some point—their worldviews differ too strongly—but this would make an absolutely beautiful cause for the split.
And yes, “I don’t give in to intimidation” is a good start for getting people to stop threatening you, but ”...and if you try, I’ll start intimidating your people and see how you like it” works much better. There’s a reason nuclear deterrent involved having your own nukes, and not just saying “London can take it” writ large.
I’ll admit, a big part of my reason for that belief is narrative causality—I would not find this evidence convincing in an open world, but in the context of a fictional story, it fits a little too neatly for coincidence. It’s obvious that Harry is going to move out of Dumbledore’s camp at some point—their worldviews differ too strongly—but this would make an absolutely beautiful cause for the split.
And yes, “I don’t give in to intimidation” is a good start for getting people to stop threatening you, but ”...and if you try, I’ll start intimidating your people and see how you like it” works much better. There’s a reason nuclear deterrent involved having your own nukes, and not just saying “London can take it” writ large.