Lily (was gender-spiked musings); structure

[southernscotland]

No: HPFGUIDX 33319

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "brewpub44" <brewpub44 at e...> wrote:
> For the next book's Dursley scenes, I hope Harry let's them have 
> it.  Oh, not with any cruel curses or even simple, harmless charms 
> (let's not have the MOM on his case), but verbally thrash them to
> no end, even if it means he is banned from their house. They have 
> to hear it told to them like it is: they are cruel, sadistic 
> monsters, no matter what the reasoning.>
>

Here, here! A toast to you from me! I'll be reading that part over 
and over!
 
And for my money, I'd let Our Mentor and Hero Emeritus, Dumbledore, 
have it, too! I know all the reasons he left Harry there, and I know 
about the magic spells, the comic relief, and all that, but I still 
think it's unconscionable! 

I think Harry should eventually be angry with Dumbledore, too! 
(And if I were McGonagall, I would never have let Dumbledore do it!)

Also, who gave Dumbledore the right to risk a child's life over and 
over again (if that is indeed what he is doing)? I know it serves the 
story, but they are only kids. How would Ron's and Hermione's parents 
feel, for example, if they knew the kinds of predicaments that 
Dumbledore perhaps "led" their children to? Their judgment is not 
that of an adult's.

I know it had to happen this way for the type of story it is, but the 
wizarding world certainly has its drawbacks!  


lilahp