Dumbledore, goats, and government vouchers to go to Hogwarts? :)

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 1334

At 10:31 PM 9/11/00 +0100, Neil Ward wrote:
>OK, maybe that bit was a bit strong.  :)  But I don't think he will be
>revealed as evil.  Yes, I know there have been twists involving good
>characters turning bad (Quirrell, Moody), but neither was a long-standing
>character like Dumbledore.

I agree... JKR throws us surprises within a single book, but she wouldn't
have someone established over several books turn out to be totally different.

>He might, however, be removed from the action at a really inconvenient time...

This is just wild speculation of course, but I'm wondering if Dumbledore
will get sacked in Book 5 ( and we'll say hello to Headmaster Malfoy!! :O )...

>... or go the Crouch Sr. route and become as bad as Voldemort in trying to 
>fight him."

No, he's too wise to let himself get corrupted...

>One slight correction: Moody didn't turn bad; it was Crouch junior
>masquerading as Moody.

BTW, has anyone else seen that kids magazine that talked about
"Mad-Eye Moony (sic.)"?  Grrrrr....

On the subject of goats, I notice that Dumbledore talked about his
brother who hexed goats, and now the recent (Sun., August 27, 2000)
editorial in the San Jose Mercury News by Mark Purdy that goes
against school vouchers because they could subsidize "witch
schools" that teach kids to sacrifice goats.  Understandably
real-life witches are angered by the misrepresentation and I
feel the same way, but I wonder if his remarks were meant as a
tongue-in-cheek though badly worded nod to JKR...



                                                 -- Dave