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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

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I love this. Because Hermione really needs a check on her excesses, the ridiculous lengths she'll go to over a grudge or sense of vindictiveness, and what horrifying things she'll do because she feels she's justified. I love fics where he gives her a wake-up call. And I adore it when they become friends and he realizes that as annoyed as she might be, as much as he might hurt her at times, she'd never abandon him. Damn, but as much as I love romance, I love the parts preceding it, because he so needs one good friend who's on his side and doesn't see him as a means to an end.

On the flip side, I HATE fics where Hermione 'sets Snape straight', ie. scolds him for being so horrible to the children, attacks him for being rude and nasty, constantly argues with him over all the points he takes and challenges his authority in public and undermines him...UGH. It's even worse when the author makes him her lapdog (we did NOT need a repeat of the Lily situation) and bend over backwards to please her and change to make her happy.

Re: I agree

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

*Jots down fic idea* :D