Certainly possible. But H hasn’t presented any reason to be idealistic beyond, well, ideals. And so either D is hard, and is trying to figure out a way to get through to H, or D is soft, and has not learned his lesson well enough to teach it to H.
I am genuinely disappointed with how H botched this whole affair, and would turn that disappointment to anger if I thought it would change H’s behavior for the better.
Certainly possible. But H hasn’t presented any reason to be idealistic beyond, well, ideals. And so either D is hard, and is trying to figure out a way to get through to H, or D is soft, and has not learned his lesson well enough to teach it to H.
I am genuinely disappointed with how H botched this whole affair, and would turn that disappointment to anger if I thought it would change H’s behavior for the better.
I view Dumbledore as having a hard shell around soft gooey insides. Lemon drop anyone?