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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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[dracasadiablo.livejournal.com]

Agreed.
I like Aberforth, but I don't think JKR wanted us to like him.
Heck, the women is still in denial with her talk : "I don't understand why anybody like Snape! I wouldn't invite him for diner."

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Point. :/

[charlottehywd.livejournal.com]

Why is it that most of the characters she seems to dislike are the most likable and well-written?

[dracasadiablo.livejournal.com]

Because characters she seems to dislike have acknowledged flaws and are therefore believable.
The one she likes she want to present as "perfect" and we all know what a good job she did with it. *snort*

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

That and by some fluke of nature, they actually seem more heroic than the actual *heroes*. (The ones Rowling dislikes, that is) *Irony*! /Nash reference.