[HPforGrownups] Re: DD's dilemma (was: Hogwarts Teachers - Lockhart)

Kathryn kcawte at ntlworld.com
Sat Mar 19 15:16:44 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 126335


 
Pippin:

 
But I think what appears to be the lack of turmoil and tension is a
cultural difference. If Job had been an Englishman of the old
school, he would have sunk his head in his hands and shed a
single tear, by which other gentlemen of the old school would
have known that he was  utterly overcome by his grief. Sackcloth,
ashes, breastbeating and going to sit on the dunghill would have
struck them as foreign excess.
 
 K

That would actually make a great deal of sense to me as an argument if the
character you're talking about weren't Albus Dumbledore - who strikes me as
being far too flamboyant and open to be associated with the words 'stiff,
uper lip'! Other characters tend to act in that way, although I imagine they
all have thier blind spots where they act emotionally rather than
suppressing their feelings, Snape, Vernon Dursley and Minerva McGonagall
could all fit into that patters. Vernon's out bursts only occur when Harry
is involved. Snape may be mean but he only tends to be emotional and
irrational where the Marauders are involved (directly or indirectly). I'm
not sure what Minerva's blind spot is but she probably has one, the school
possibly?

Dumbledore on the other hand may be secretive about information but he's
always been fairly open about his emotions.

K 
 

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