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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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[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I just read something that sums up my feelings on where Dumbledore's characterization failed:

When characters are flawed, I expect a bit of acknowledgment that what they're doing is, well, flawed. It doesn't have to be the characters themselves. Not everyone can be that self-aware, but their interactions with other characters, the dialogue, and the situations should indicate to the reader that this isn't the norm. Or if not, then I like the characters to evolve into an awareness of their actions with the progression of the plot, to the point where they can either continue that way (and become a villain), or improve (remaining a hero).

JKR totally bombed on this one. Every last bit of dialogue, opinion, interview, etc. revolved around how great Dumbledore was and how everyone idolizes this amazing embodiment of wisdom and altruism. *eyeroll* Harry just keep sucking up to him and excusing him for all his faults, all the way up to King's Cross, how gross.

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

You said it, borg_princess. You said it. :(

If what Dumbledore's doing is the norm...all I can say is that Rowling has really weird views about humanity in general. :/

[sunnyskywalker]

Very true. Even if Dumbledore never got it, the rest of his universe shouldn't go out of its way to justify him!

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

This, so very much! :D