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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?

Comments

[sunnyskywalker]

At least Yoda didn't let monsters and Sith run around the Jedi Temple with the younglings for months on end every year, and made them wear helmets during weapons practice. Or let in a kid who'd already tortured some other kids and killed pets, and not tell anyone about the danger so they can try to help the kid or at least contain him. With Tom, Dumbledore did the equivalent of training an Anakin who's already suspected of murdering Tusken children. Failing to recognize when a kid is troubled and get some real help for him, and then telling a useful lie when things go south, pales in comparison.

[darth-eldritch.livejournal.com]

Yes! Good comparison!!!

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Very true, sunny. Very true. (Can I call you that?)

[sunnyskywalker]

Sure!

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)