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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

[charlottehywd.livejournal.com]

So when I read about mindwiping her parents I just wanted to give up on the whole book, because I knew Rowling would let her get away with it and everything else.

THIS. Rowling seems to let her favorites get away with a lot, and without having any of the negative emotional effects it ought to. I think it says something that by the end of it the unforgivable curses that everyone used to fear and shun are being tossed around like first year spells. I mean, what the crap, JKR?

Re: I agree

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

THIS. :(