DD as Epitome of Goodness. ( was Re: Hermeneutical Circles

[Tonks]

> Del:
> Up until DH, I didn't completely agree with JKR's description of 
DD as "the epitome of goodness" or something, but still, I liked the 
guy very much. Since DH, though, (and I do mean DH, NOT the "DD is 
gay" interview) I find him quite "creepy and disgusting" indeed 
(though obviously not for the same reasons that others find Snape 
creepy and disgusting). And JKR's earlier description of DD as "the 
epitome of goodness" now makes me gag. That's pretty obviously *not* 
a change of mind she intended to create in me with DH, but it's 
still what happened. 

Tonks:
I found (and still do) DD to be the epitome of goodness from the 
beginning to the end. He is very close to a god figure to me. If 
nothing else, he is a Saint. Harry is greater, I guess, but they 
both are Christ figures at different points. I don't see what you 
see in DD's behavior that turns you off. Do you mean because Harry 
had to die? DD didn't set that up, it just was a fact that had to be 
dealt with.

Tonks_op