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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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[sharaz-jek.livejournal.com]

Two: he all but explicitly claims that desire for revenge = love. Which, I'm sorry, is just FAIL. Wanting to kill the guy who killed the parents you hardly knew might indicate that you love the idealized vision of your parent you have, yes, but the desire for violent revenge itself is hardly an expression of love - much less the sort of rare sacrificial love he tells us is Harry's super-special weapon against Voldie.

In this universe, love burns people to death. This is quite consistent with Albus' views on the matter.

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

XD

To quote ATLA, "Flameo, hotman. Flameo." :3

[charlottehywd.livejournal.com]

In this universe, love burns people to death. This is quite consistent with Albus' views on the matter.

Wow, good call.

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

And thus Rowling's? *Is possibly overgeneralizing. XD*