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DragQueenofAngmar posted:I remember reading one that was pretty okay; it was basically the "King's Cross" death waystation scene for a bunch of characters, with a bit of Terry Pratchet's Death from Reaper Man thrown in. Can't remember what it was called though. End of the Line, which is bloody good and manages to capture both Rowling's and Pratchett's characters very well. Mr. Moon fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Jul 23, 2011 |
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bobkatt013 posted:You know what would have made life easier for everyone? If they taught Harry how to use his patronus to send messages. It would have made life much much easier for Sirus Black. Did you forget that Sirius gave harry a two-way mirror so he could always talk to him whenever and Harry refused to unwrap the present and see what it was because he assumed Sirius would use it as an excuse to break out and get in trouble? That whole book was just a cavalcade of everybody making terrible decisions from Dumbledore on down. They probably didn't teach harry patronus texting because mumblemumble dark lord mumble posession mumble prophecy, same as every other reason they kept him out of the loop that year.
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The other thing is, had Voldemort taken five minutes to think about it, he could have worked out Draco was the wand's master. Voldemort's biggest flaws are his arrogance and his fear of death. So he a) makes the assumption that defeating can only mean killing, and that the Elder Wand must clearly agree with him on this, and b) thereafter utterly fails to pay attention to the fact that neither Gregorovitch nor Grindelwald were killed for the wand, because how could he, Voldemort, be wrong? Two seconds asking around would have probably lead to him finding out that Malfoy disarmed Dumbledore, but two seconds spent investigating the possibility that murder was not the solution to every problem would have been two seconds wasted.
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Inveigle posted:I know it's crappy fanfiction, but I really wanted to see more loose ends wrapped up in book 7. Like more about the death archway and the magic mirror -- perhaps letting Harry go back and try to rescue Sirius and then getting the Marauders back together to kick Voldie's rear end. I also wanted Mr. Weasely's car to make a triumphant return from the forest and drive over Pettigrew. Anything would have been an improvement over the Horcrux crapola and that awful Epilogue. Dumbledore was never master of all three Hallows - the Stone came into his possession after he gave harry the cloak (which he was never master of anyway, if you want to be literal). Having the three hallows does not make one Unbeatable Wizard Goku anyway. Plus, bringing Sirius back obliterates one of the biggest themes of the book, which is that death is permanent and natural and that accepting that and its inevitability makes one it's Master far more than three magic items of dubious providence.
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The Harry Potter wiki is incredible just due to the fact that they try and tortuously work the books, films and video games into one coherent canon so you get individual articles on students harry did fetch quests for as if they were important.
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GodFish posted:He has tenure. I like to think they tried to replace him but he kept showing up to teach anyway, continuing to drone over the new hire until the Headmaster just gave up.
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You can definitely see Dumbledore as a man for whom nothing is so important as stopping Voldemort. Here is a man who feels terrible guilt for his past mistakes, all of which resulted from either a) being too easily seduced by power or b) being too absorbed by said guilt to actually fix said mistakes. After Grindlewald's defeat, Dumbledore chooses to be as proactive as possible in standing against any new Dark threats. That solves his inaction problem, and assuages his guilt a little, but he still prefers to keep away from real power and authority so he doesn't become the Dark threat he's trying to prevent. What sort of position should he then take? I can see muggle-newspaper-reading Dumbledore having paid a lot of attention to things like the Hitler Youth, and to the worrying club of potential Dark wizards forming around Voldemort, and especially Voldemort's initial attempt to become DADA teacher under Dippet. Headmaster of Hogwarts, then, is a perfect place for Dumbledore to be - little real power but lots of respect, highly placed in Wizarding society, but most importantly between Voldemort and the entire school-age population of Wizarding Britain. From there he can plot in secret against Voldemort and also guide the current crop of wizarding children away from Voldemort's beliefs. All of dumbledore's subsequent decisions are made with the aim of preventing Voldemort's return / defeating Voldemort, with the secondary aim of making sure the school doesn't produce any new Voldemorts or too many new Death Eaters. Hogwarts is Dumbledore's fortress, and if the students in it have to put up with substandard teaching as a result, then so be it. Most of his choices make a lot of sense in this light: 1) endangers the student body by keeping the Stone hidden behind deadly, indiscriminate traps - terrible educational decision, great tactical one 2) The continued employment of Snape and Trelawney? both vital parts of his anti-Voldemort strategy. Binns? eh, who cares. 3) Triwizard Tournament? excellent for finding new allies against Voldemort, and ensuring the students are a little less xenophobic. Dumbledore notes himself that he hosed up in book 5 by assuming erveryone else was as single-mindedly dedicated to his war as he was. Dumbledore is right when he says that Harry is a much better person than he is. Harry does what he does out of bravery and loyalty and love, whereas dumbledore is a pragmatist through and through. He wants Voldemort DEAD, and the Board of Governors can go hang.
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