Tyranny (WAS Harry learning from Snape)

[Paula "Elanor Pam"]

No: HPFGUIDX 114530


> Ravenclaw Bookworm:
> And I absolutely DISagree with both Dzeytoun and Alla. Why is it
> alright for one person to "remake others" but not another
> - just because you agree with him?  That's called tyranny.
> Which is exactly why Dumbledore won't do it.
>

>Dzeytoun:
>Sigh.  Because that's the way life works, Bookworm.  You don't lead
>by respecting other's right to act any way they want.  If you are a
>manager, a general, or any other person in charge of a large scale
>and important task you squash disruptive behavior forthwith.  Harsh,
>but truth almost always is.  Snape has every right to think whatever
>he wants.  He DOES NOT have every right to behave any way he wants.
>And his behavior has already resulted in one utter and absolute
>disaster.

This is a children's books, so Rowling is trying to teach the importance of
respecting other people's rights. If she wasn't, then it'd be understandable
for outraged teachers to burn her books, alright.

And I repeat: Dumbledore is NOT a manager, or a general, or a "person in
charge". As Headmaster of a school, he doesn't command the school or the
teachers or anything. He's more of a counsellor than anything else. And
there's a reason why he's rounded up the OotP instead of accepting the
invitation to be minister - that way, he can deal with the involved on a
personal level, instead of sitting on his high chair and giving orders. He
won't need to squash disruptive behavior, he'll sit and talk it through.

Elanor Pam