[HPforGrownups] Grindelwald and evil

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 52370

Steve:

>Dictator's always have benevolent excuses for their brutality, but
>that doesn't make it any less brutal.
>
>If Grindelwald was recognised as a Dark Wizard, then he called on Dark
>Forces in his magic, and he used that magic to do dark things.
>So while it was a great little story, and painted Grindelwald in an
>/apparent/ benevolent light, he was still just another psychotic Pol Pot.

Did he sound too convincing? Good. It's easy to assume that the Dark siders
are irrational, moustache-twirling, psychotics. But that's not the way they
would have attracted a following.

Think of Albus Dumbledore by comparison. Would he have been convinced? Of
course not! Dumbledore has _compassion_. He knows that there are thousands
(if not millions) of wizards who have close Muggle relatives whom they love.
_That_ is the strength of the "good guys" - and, I think, part of the reason
that Dumbledore defeated him...

An interesting little exercise, though!

Cheers

Ffred

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