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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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[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

"With respect to Morgoth, Tolkien got it from Milton. (And while we're on the subject, Satan does all this exemplary work as captain of the Host only to have God's son, who no one's ever seen before and who has no experience of commanding angels, nepotistically promoted to the top job, and is then told that there's a new favourite species made in God's image and how they're the pinnacle of Creation - no wonder he resigned.)"

"You know what -- I'm starting my own religion. F--k you guys!" XD

(No offense to anyone who's religious, BTW. :)

"And while I'm very much a Tolkien fan, I too sympathise with Morgoth's initial desires (is it really so bad to want to create independently of your parent?)"

Well, I think the really bad part was him throwing an age-long hissy fit afterward. But yeah...I get what you mean. :)

"Of course, when we see the music he wanted to sing it tries to dominate and drown out everything else, but if Iluvatar had just said "here's the Secret Fire, go have fun", things could have been so different (and we'd have been spared Turin's endless whining)."

Very true, my dear friend. Very true. :)

[sharaz-jek.livejournal.com]

Well, I think the really bad part was him throwing an age-long hissy fit afterward. But yeah...I get what you mean. :)

You understate - there were three ages of stars before the Sun was created (and that's not counting however long they spent with the Lamps and the Trees, not to mention the time they took building the place) ::removes pedant hat::

Wasn't Lorien or Nienna supposed to have some sort of therapy-related power? They really failed there, I think.

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

They should have hired Wang Fire. :P /ATLA joke.

[sharaz-jek.livejournal.com]

No problem is beyond his ability to solve!

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

XD

You win a free Internet for that. :3