"Phineas Little Black Black"? *resists urge to mention department of redundancy department*
I still find Tonks utterly surplus to requirements
It's especially strange in light of the frequent Polyjuice and Animagus transformations. Why was Tonks given the OMG AWZUMEST!! transforming ability of all if she's not going to use it to advance the plot? Okay, there's still a chance her morph powers will save the day in Book 7. But odds are she was specifically created as the perfect LI for Lupin. Someone who'll never be at risk during his time of the month because, yeah. Instant she-wolf. Unless of course they've had a bad fight and she's depressed...
while we do not tolerate bad use of magic here at Hogwarts, I'm still going to let you wander off and do what you like on your own
Pop quiz for Hogwarts teachers! You encounter a magically powerful kid with "obvious instincts for cruelty, secrecy and domination". You choose to: - Strip him of his magic as a preemptive measure. - Keep a close eye on him. Try to teach him about right and wrong. - Show him how he'll be able to do undreamed-of amounts of damage if he chooses the dark side, but don't give him any moral guidance whatsoever. In fact, leave him to his own devices entirely. When he does eventually become the new Dark Lord, pat yourself on the back for having always suspected he was a wrong 'un.
I mean, clearly little Tom was a Very Bad Seed Indeed. But as q_spade pointed out, the more JKR hammers home his innate sociopathy, the more blame begins to shift to Dumbledore. Tom didn't choose to be born without a conscience. Nor can you say he chose to turn away from good if nobody ever taught him such a thing existed. Dumbledore is the one who chose to do nothing, either to guide the monster or to protect others from him. For someone who keeps going on about the importance of doing what's right, DD has a hell of a lot of sins of omission to answer for.
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Date: 2005-12-02 04:05 am (UTC)"Phineas Little Black Black"? *resists urge to mention department of redundancy department*
I still find Tonks utterly surplus to requirements
It's especially strange in light of the frequent Polyjuice and Animagus transformations. Why was Tonks given the OMG AWZUMEST!! transforming ability of all if she's not going to use it to advance the plot? Okay, there's still a chance her morph powers will save the day in Book 7. But odds are she was specifically created as the perfect LI for Lupin. Someone who'll never be at risk during his time of the month because, yeah. Instant she-wolf. Unless of course they've had a bad fight and she's depressed...
while we do not tolerate bad use of magic here at Hogwarts, I'm still going to let you wander off and do what you like on your own
Pop quiz for Hogwarts teachers!
You encounter a magically powerful kid with "obvious instincts for cruelty, secrecy and domination". You choose to:
- Strip him of his magic as a preemptive measure.
- Keep a close eye on him. Try to teach him about right and wrong.
- Show him how he'll be able to do undreamed-of amounts of damage if he chooses the dark side, but don't give him any moral guidance whatsoever. In fact, leave him to his own devices entirely. When he does eventually become the new Dark Lord, pat yourself on the back for having always suspected he was a wrong 'un.
I mean, clearly little Tom was a Very Bad Seed Indeed. But as
-L