DD and Harry in Book VI, what you do and don't want to see

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 123503


Lupinlore wrote, in the category of what he does not want to see:
> > 2)  More of the silly "stiff upper lip" philosophy that has
> > characterized Hogwarts so far
 
Geoff replied:
> You may consider it silly, but it has been an integral part of 
> British culture for many years; I was brought up in that way - 
> though I sometimes regret it - and it still plays quite a strong 
> part in our tradition.
> 
> So, whatever you may think of it, Hogwarts is characterising an 
> essentially English approach.


Lupinlore also listed:
> > 3) Harry becoming a suffering saint who decides to "put his own 
> > pain aside for the good of others."

> > 5) The interaction between DD and Harry turning on insipid
> > discussions of "adulthood" and "what's right over what's easy."


SSSusan now, very briefly:
I find it amusing that you use the very *loaded* words "silly" 
and "insipid" and a clearly sarcastic tone with "suffering saint" 
when you list the things you do not want to see.  Why are they so 
silly & insipid?  What's so horrible about putting others before you 
in desperate times?  They may not be what you want to see, but 
they're part of what JKR has given us so far, so I can't quite see 
why you'd expect to see no more of them.  

I mean, if the "choosing what's right over what's easy" discussion 
is insipid, then I wonder if you'll really want to keep on reading 
ol' JKR's work?  I mean, that notion seems pretty central to what 
she's written so far!

Siriusly Snapey Susan, *happy* to see more silliness & insipidity if 
this is what goes into those categories.