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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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Re: Grindelwald and Dumbledore

[sunnyskywalker]

Rita's account of them being inseparable and sending each other owls at night could support either an intense friendship or a crush (or both, depending which one you ask). So, while it isn't totally impossible, it isn't what you'd call strongly supported by the text.

The real problem is when she tried to explain it, which is where all the "Dumbledore was ruined by Wrong Love and became celibate" came in. (Otherwise for all we knew it was a horribly mistaken teenage crush, and he learned his lesson and might have had perfectly good relationships when he was 40.) Also that there were no other gay characters in the Potterverse who weren't led astray, or straight characters who had ruinous Wrong Love that didn't redeem them at all. If she'd done either of those things, or just not said anything about it in the first place, it wouldn't be so bad. I think she just didn't put any thought into it whatsoever beyond, "Wait, maybe they were in love too! Tragic past is interesting!" and had no clue what the implications were.

Re: Grindelwald and Dumbledore

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

*This*, so very much.