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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?

Comments

Re: Paradise lost...

[sunnyskywalker]

Plus there is Sin, who sounds like she ought to be out doing stuff right from the beginning, but no... she's the doorkeeper who can't control her kids. And is now ugly.

Re: Paradise lost...

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Beauty equals goodness? :P

Re: Paradise lost...

[sunnyskywalker]

Pretty much! And in fact in almost exactly the way it does in the GFFA - she was pretty once, but definitively turning to the dark side with the rebellion and all ruined her looks. She and Palpatine could start a support group.

Re: Paradise lost...

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

Okay, that last sentence was just *awesome*. XD

Re: Paradise lost...

[sharaz-jek.livejournal.com]

Not to mention her origin is Milton's snide little jab at Athena and by extension all pagan wisdom.

Re: Paradise lost...

[ladyhadhafang.livejournal.com]

That's pretty sad. :/