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[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one a little bothered by Dumbledore? Not only with the fact he could end up in the Guinness Book Of World Records for "Most Incompetent Headmaster of All Time" (though I'm sure there's worse. :P), but also because...he just bugs me. I know JKR was trying to write him as the "flawed Yoda", so to speak (and to be fair, he's nowhere near Yoda. XD), but it's also how...preachy he gets. Towards Fudge, for example. You know, in Goblet of Fire, with, "You place too much importance on purity of blood, yadda yadda et cetera et cetera" -- which considering how he treated Tom Riddle and the Slytherins is...slightly hypocritical isn't it? Probably bad writing on JKR's part, though. :/

Anyways, sorry 'bout the rambling. Thoughts?

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[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

A very interesting interpretation, really. :)

Can you just picture Snape leaning over her shoulder while she's writing? :P

SNAPE: Um, Jo, are you sure this is a good i --

ROWLING: Go back to bed, Snape.

SNAPE: *Grumbles*

[sunnyskywalker]

SNAPE: This is your Chosen One who's going to save us all with the power of love? Oh, so it's wands calling each other long distance now to see who's their master this week? Better just have rocks fall and everyone die. It'll be more convincing.

ROWLING: LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU. BUSY PLANNING YOUR DRAMATIC BUT PATHETIC DEATH.

...Say, I think now we know why Snape had to die! He'd totally ruin the ending by pointing out its problems.

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

XD

New appreciation for Snape? Check. :3

And I'll admit, for some reason, while reading the "dramatic but pathetic death" line, I couldn't help but picture Snape channeling INDIANA JONES after JKR wrote the Nagini chapter:

SNAPE: A snake? Why'd it have to be a snake?

ROWLING: ...um, really meaningless but cool phallic symbolism?

SNAPE: *Facepalms*

[sunnyskywalker]

SNAPE: A snake? Why'd it have to be a snake?

I am convinced that this is exactly what Snape was thinking during that scene. He just couldn't say it on account of the neck wound :D

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

*This*, so very much. XD