Authority and rule-breaking

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No: HPFGUIDX 16345

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> lea.macleod at g... wrote:
> 
> > In answer to that: People with an extraordinary sense of 
authority and
> > rule-keeping do not necessarily have a good sense of justice and
> > fairness, too... they more often tend not to see beyond the 
rules. On
> > the contrary, their concept will only make sense to them if they 
don´t
> > accept anything beyond the rules. They will not allow the rules 
to be
> > modified by higher principles such as equity, or justice, or 
fairness.
> 
> Hmmm. Snape is Inspector Javert. I wonder if he will break, as 
Javert
> did. Any other Les Miserables fans out there want to explore the
> similarity?
> 


obviously, Amanda and I were linked in a past life..she did dreadful 
things and was reincarnated as a Republican..

Not only am I a Les Miserables fan, but I'm a Fugitive fan...Snape is 
Inspector Javert AND Lt. Gerard...

Susan
> I didn't have time to read the whole post (sorry) and I have to go 
deal
> with the little one now....I'll be pondering.
> 
> --Amanda
> 
> 
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