Dumbledore on the Dursleys in OotP /some Star Wars.

[Doug Pratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 151146

> Magpie:
> I sometimes think that one of the problematic things about 
> Dumbledore is when we start out with this fairy tale situation 
> Dumbledore is put in the odd role of being both fairy godmother
> and the sort of Merlin-like character who places Harry far from
> his kingdom.
>  
> Only in those kinds of stories, like with King Arthur, the idea 
> is usually that the hero is raised in the country on a farm. <snip> 


Well, Merlin is not a 100% Good Guy in the Arthur legends; he is 
problematic. Not to say a little crazy. Let me recommend a wonderful 
short story called "The Last Defender of Camelot," which shows Merlin 
to be quite unlike Dumbledore, and seems to me to be faithful to the 
Merlin we see in the Arthurian legends. It was written by Roger 
Zelazny, and is part of a collection of short stories called "Unicorn 
Variations," which anyone who appreciates stories or chess should own.

Regards,
Doug Pratt