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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?

Comments

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Permission to have a link to your essay? It sounds interesting. :)

Rowling and the Mores of the 19th century-

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

You certainly can! Here is the link (sorry I haven't yet figured out how to prettify links):
http://mary-j-59.livejournal.com/28732.html#cutid1

Re: Rowling and the Mores of the 19th century-

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Will read. :)

Re: Rowling and the Mores of the 19th century-

[charlottehywd.livejournal.com]

What a fascinating essay! Makes a lot of sense too.

Re: Rowling and the Mores of the 19th century-

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Re: Rowling and the Mores of the 19th century-

[sunnyskywalker]

Very interesting! I've also had the thought that "Salazar" is originally a Basque name - so if Salazar or his family had recently (within a few decades, say) immigrated from Spain to England around a thousand years ago, they very well might have been coming from a Muslim-dominated area (unless they were waaaay in the north). So, even if in actuality they were Christians, there would be the "possibly heretics" taint about them as well as the "foreigners" one. Evil house indeed!

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