Blame, blame, blame....

[mooseming]

No: HPFGUIDX 100769

--- 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