The edit spotlights Dumbledore's devastating admission to Snape — that he kept Harry alive only so he could die at the 'proper moment.' It reframes mentorship not as protection but as strategic husbandry, where the protégé's life is spent currency in a larger plan. The unsettling question for any teacher or leader: are you cultivating someone, or fattening them for a sacrifice you've already decided on?
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