DA=Dumbledore's Army =Dark Arts so... coincidence, or warning? I would be willing to bet money that this is pure coincidence. Hermione-the-voice-of-reason from JKR's point of view tells Harry not to blame himself due to nearly killing Draco, even if he doesn't really blame himself to begin with. According to D-the-epitome-of-goodness Harry has pure heart, so I find it very hard to believe that JKR thinks otherwise or thinks of Dumbledore's Army less than of heroes.
Actually, I've always wondered what, exactly, makes a spell Dark. Yes, I was genuinely curious too, thinking about the ability to murder with the simple, seemingly harmless levitating charm (throw somebody from a great height), before realizing that: Rowling uses "person X is interested in the Dark Arts" as synonymous with "person X is morally reprehensible".
Btw, in a good fantasy book this doesn't have to be this way. F.e. creating a Horcrux destroys soul. The problem is that other supposedly Dark spells don't differ much from the spells "the good guys" use. The best moment is at the ministry in OoTF when quoting sistermagpie: Harry & Bellatrix use the same spells, only Harry seems to use the counter-hex version.
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Re: sunnyskywalker + baeraad
Date: 2006-10-07 05:07 pm (UTC)I would be willing to bet money that this is pure coincidence. Hermione-the-voice-of-reason from JKR's point of view tells Harry not to blame himself due to nearly killing Draco, even if he doesn't really blame himself to begin with. According to D-the-epitome-of-goodness Harry has pure heart, so I find it very hard to believe that JKR thinks otherwise or thinks of Dumbledore's Army less than of heroes.
Actually, I've always wondered what, exactly, makes a spell Dark.
Yes, I was genuinely curious too, thinking about the ability to murder with the simple, seemingly harmless levitating charm (throw somebody from a great height), before realizing that:
Rowling uses "person X is interested in the Dark Arts" as synonymous with "person X is morally reprehensible".
Btw, in a good fantasy book this doesn't have to be this way. F.e. creating a Horcrux destroys soul. The problem is that other supposedly Dark spells don't differ much from the spells "the good guys" use. The best moment is at the ministry in OoTF when quoting sistermagpie: Harry & Bellatrix use the same spells, only Harry seems to use the counter-hex version.