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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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[condwiramurs.livejournal.com]

Important "hard lessons to prepare him for what may be coming in his life" like having to actually be aware of consequences of your actions and need to follow the important rules are for kids that will have future.

Being aware of consequences? Thinking before you act? Why on earth would Teh Hero need to learn such Slytherinish cunning when they could just jump to conclusions and rush in rashly with no thought to others? Why, that sounds terribly like The Evil Git, and we know he's never ever right about anything! Harry and his fellow Gryffindors have no need to worry about *consequences* or the possibility of *hurting others.* They mean well. Always.

/sarcasm off

Yeah, the 'lessons' were a load of crap and Dumbledore worship, overall. And they could have been taken care of over a couple of weeks at most, not a whole year.