Evil--Lewis and JKR morality

[Schlobin at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19975

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., foxmoth at q... wrote:
> 	What it implies to me is that Dumbledore is too *humble* to 
use 
> the powers that Voldemort has.  He doesn't use his powers to force 
> other people to do what *he* thinks is right or punish them for not 
> agreeing with him. 
> 	There's also a respect for human dignity in Dumbledore and 
JKR 
> that has no desire to see others humiliated even if they are evil. 
I 
> think some of Rowling's critics are like Filch, they want to see 
some *
> punishment* (emphasis Rowling's). I think the bouncing ferret 
incident 
> and the ton-tongue toffee episode show us what Rowling thinks of 
that 
> idea. It may be satisfying to watch the bad guys humiliated, but it 
> will only make things harder in the end.

Whew..i couldn't agree more. If Dumbledore used the mechanisms that
Voldemort does (terror, torture, murder), he would become like 
Voldemort and lose himself (in some ways just as Barty Crouch, Senior 
did)





> 	I definitely agree with what Amy Z said about the power of 
Love. 
> As an individual, Voldemort has more power than any other wizard, 
but 
> because he cannot love, his enemies can  and will unite to wield a 
> power he can never use or understand.

Exactly. And his enemies love one another. That is a very strong 
power. May it prevail always..



> 	
> 	 I would say that while I am sure Voldemort's fall will be so 
low 
> that none can foresee his arising again, I can see Draco Malfoy not 
> quite getting his just desserts, but slipping through the net as 
his 
> father once did, surviving to donate a share of his derived-from-
> exploited- House-elves-if-not-positively ill-gotten gains to worthy 
> causes,  sitting on the boards of St. Mungo's and Hogwarts, and 
> occasionally using his influence to settle a personal score or two.

yes, i can see that as well. Voldemort will fall, but at a great cost.


> 
> Pippin