[HPforGrownups] Fudge - Lockhart - Florences, Slugs - Why Harry Lived - Where Dumbledore Studied

[Barbara Purdom]

No: HPFGUIDX 19487

  Susan makes the brilliant observation:
> 
> >Lockhart, IMO is interesting and important because
> he is completely,unmitigatedly and irredeemably evil
(oh yes he is. Just read that scene in the lair of the
Basilisk.  He's a professional brainwasher and he is 
> quite happy to leave an 11 year old kid to a
horrible
> death if it will sell him more books) and  *still
*nothing to do with  

Lockhart's (bad) intentions definitely make him an
evil person.  I've been frustrated in the past that a
passage in the Book of Luke (in Latin) that reads "Et
in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis," is now often
translated as: "And on earth peace to people with whom
God is pleased," when that is totally off the wall. 
It means, "And peace on earth to people of good will
(or good volition/intention)."  

I firmly do not believe that the road to hell is paved
with good intentions!  Our whole legal system is based
on assessing a person's intentions; premeditated
murder gets a higher penalty than second-degree murder
or manslaughter.  Intentions had a great deal to do
with Harry being able to acquire the Sorcerer's Stone
from the mirror.  Harry never has anything but good
intentions, even when he inadvertantly causes Cedric's
death, and that's why he should not be blamed.  

(It should be noted that Ron suffers his slug attack
after going after Malfoy with less than good
intentions.)
 
> Catlady wrote <fantasy scene of Fleur at the Burrow>
> 
> Why wait for JKR?  Write the thing yourself and post
> it to ff pronto!
>
I know that I'm using writing fanfiction to assuage my
frustration at having to wait for book five.  I'm
posting my 15th chapter of my own book five today,
Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent, to be found at
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=288212.

I know that JKR said the title of the new book would
be HP and the Order of the Phoenix, but has anyone
noticed how many works are on ff.net now with that
title? 

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