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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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[darth-eldritch.livejournal.com]

Well. that Grindelwald thing made Dumbledore much what he is. True.

Yeah, even Force spirits need Juma to deal with this fail!

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

"Well. that Grindelwald thing made Dumbledore much what he is. True."

I wish JKR had explored it a little more. It would definitely be more chilling and tragic than a simple He Got Better after nearly trying to take over the world with his old friend/lover. (Tragic for Grindelwald as well, because I think he genuinely loved Dumbles...even if he didn't really realize it until the end. /is a tad sentimental. :)

"Yeah, even Force spirits need Juma to deal with this fail!"

XD

That needs to be iconned. Now. XD XD

Seriously, though, I can picture Anakin putting on the Barenaked Ladies during the "King's Cross" chapter:

ANAKIN: Oh, juma...I drink to your health.

OBI-WAN: I haven't seen you this traumatized since we saw LOVE AMONGST THE GUNGANS.

ANAKIN: Shaddit, Obi-Wan...