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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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[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

*This*! :D

It would also explain why good old Dumbles is professed the "epitome of goodness". Seriously, *Gandalf's* the epitome of goodness. (Do I even have to explain? :) Or at least awesomeness. :P /is an LOTR nerd. XD

*Shakes head*

Sometimes I really pity Rowling... :P

[charlottehywd.livejournal.com]

I don't know if Gandalf is the epitome of goodness, but awesomeness definitely. And unlike Dumbledore, he actually cares about what happens to his charge (Frodo) and tries to give him as much information as he can rather than leaving him in the dark and thus in unnecessary danger. And he can feel pity even for creatures like Gollum. When did Dumbledore feel true pity for anybody?

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

"I don't know if Gandalf is the epitome of goodness, but awesomeness definitely. And unlike Dumbledore, he actually cares about what happens to his charge (Frodo) and tries to give him as much information as he can rather than leaving him in the dark and thus in unnecessary danger. And he can feel pity even for creatures like Gollum. When did Dumbledore feel true pity for anybody?"

Ha! *This*! :D

And agreed *so very much* for pitying Gollum. Seriously, I think Tolkien could teach Rowling a few lessons on morality, methinks. ^__^

[sunnyskywalker]

And Gandalf told Frodo what he knew as soon as he could. Once he figured out that the ring might be the One Ring in the Gondor archives, he hurried back, did the test, and explained to Frodo what it was and what they had to do. None of this nonsense about waiting for the most dramatic moment. Because when Tolkien wanted the characters not to get information at a certain time, he set up events to prevent it, like Gandalf getting imprisoned by Saruman, not just having him randomly decide to hold some information back.