Mooseming again

[moonmyyst13]

No: HPFGUIDX 120432


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mooseming" <jo.sturgess at b...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mnaper2001" <mnaperrone at a...>
> wrote:
> 
> > Ally:
> > snip
> > 
> > But if one character was clearly right in, e.g. the occlumency 
> > situation/Sirius' death, it would mean JKR wasn't that good of a 
> > writer to begin with.  What makes these scenes great is that 
every 
> > character messes up in a way that is totally consistent with that 
> > character's flaws - Snape flips out, DD is too protective of 
Harry 
> > and optimistic about Snape, Sirius ignores Kreacher and acts 
> > impetuously and Harry betrays Snape by looking into the pensieve -
 
> > and it all comes together into a tragic event.
> > 
> > This is what good writing does - it doesn't judge.  
Unfortunately, 
> > most readers do not follow their writer's example.
> 
> Er NO!
> 
> JKR most definitely judges. She clearly believes in good and bad,
> right and wrong, dear god that's what these books are about!!!!
> 
> BUT she is non judgemental i.e. has a very poor view of ill informed
> judgement and delusions of superiority (Pride and Prejudice! 
anyone).
> 
> (BTW Ally I have a feeling this is actually what you mean, but I
> believe the distinction is critical.)
> 
> I have to laugh when I see threads with 'blame' in them because what
> JKR is really trying to say seems to me to be that blame itself is
> very destructive, it is not a force for good. Actions must be judged
> and dealt with but passing judgement on another being is not for us.
> No matter what our justification, prior abuse, betrayal, destructive
> actions with lethal results, we cannot ever be the moral authority
> over someone else.
> 
> When Harry meets Voldy he *must* understand he is not better, more
> justified, greater than his enemy in anything other than the choices
> he makes. Bad actions are *bad* actions regardless of the 
motivation.
> To beat evil you have to act good, you cannot simply *be* good.
> 
> Regards
> Jo