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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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Re: I agree

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

*Sigh* I'm gonna have to do it, right? Roll the clip. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUpbOliTHJY

Still, you're definitely right. Besides, what could it have accomplished? Hermione could have just sent her parents to live with the Order or something...

But knowing Hermione, she always loves doing things the hard way. XP

Re: I agree

[urbanman1984.livejournal.com]

I don't know how old you are, but for those of use who were kids-teenagers in the 1990s there was a great kids cartoon called Gargoyles, during the introduction of which, the main character actually requested to be turn to stone by a magician because of his sense of despair and isolation at apparently being the last specimen surviving of his kind.

If Hermione's parents had requested to be mind wiped out of despair at the situation and estrangement from their daughter then it would have been so much more poignant and so much less horrifying than the filth JKR actually presented us with.

Re: I agree

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched GARGOYLES, but I saw the Nostalgia Critic's review of it and really got interested. :) *Should see it, for Christ's sake* XD

"If Hermione's parents had requested to be mind wiped out of despair at the situation and estrangement from their daughter then it would have been so much more poignant and so much less horrifying than the filth JKR actually presented us with."

*This*, just this!

Re: I agree

[sharaz-jek.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched GARGOYLES, but I saw the Nostalgia Critic's review of it and really got interested. :) *Should see it, for Christ's sake* XD

Do so. It (and Batman: The Animated Series) are pretty much the 90s predecessors to AtLA. Just ignore the third season (even the creator does).

Re: I agree

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Have watched BTAS. Does love very much. :3

Will definitely watch Gargoyles, never fear. :D

Re: I agree

[charlottehywd.livejournal.com]

You're so right! The most annoying thing about the series is that it could be amazing if a lot of things were just thought through. And if JKR could actually sympathize with the non *speshul* people.

Re: I agree

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

*This*, just this. :)