Mooseming again

[danielmorgan322]

No: HPFGUIDX 120440


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "moonmyyst13" 
<moonmyyst13 at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- 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

For me the most important part of this whole post from Mooseming is 
the " Regards Jo " part. JKR uses that herself quite often doesn't 
she? Or am I way off here? 

Regards
Morgan

BTW I'm positive this is JKR herself. Its uncanny the way she writes.