[HPforGrownups] BADD ANGST part II

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 81796

Pip!Squeak remarks::

>Whoever Emeric the Evil was, he was a) important enough to be
>included in history lessons and b) a seriously not-nice wizard.

I believe there's a reference to an Edric the Intelligent somewhere, also.
Once again, Edric is a human name, which by the same token implies that he's
another dark wizard.

(All seem to be men, though...)

>So, there is a line. Middle Ages, 17th Century, early 20th Century,
>late 20th Century. Dark wizards who get into history books, or have
>their portraits hanging in hospitals.
>
>And even Ollivander in PS/SS speaks of Voldemort in a way that
>suggests the WW is rather ambiguous in the way it sees Dark wizards.
>
>'He Who Must Not Be Named did great things - terrible, yes, but
>great'. PS/SS Ch. 5, p.65

Which leads me to wonder whether the balance hasn't swung more dramatically
over the centuries than there just having been the occasional black cloak
who's had to be dealt with by the authorities. Possibly there have been
entire periods in which the dark wizards have dominated the WW  - as well as
Rackharrow in St Mungo's, we might well wonder about how Phineas Nigellus
came to be Head of Hogwarts...

Cheers

Ffred

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