Bad Writing? (was: JKR and the boys)

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 162984

In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Alan Wilson"
<bawilson at ...> wrote:
>
> As for Umbridge, I agree with you there, but look what happened to
>her.


Well, not much happened to her, as I recall.  And none of it is
directly related to her abuse of Harry, which is what is called for
in this situation.

> Dumbledore, for political reasons, couldn't move directly against
her, but he
> did the next best thing--gave her plenty of rope and let her hang
herself.

Well, if DD is not moving for political reasons, I would call
that ... contemptible.  Not a good position for an "epitome of
goodness."

 And
> one might argue that Harry's suffering under the Umbridge Regime
was necessary
> for his development, to toughen him up.
>

Yes, one might say that.  JKR might say that, in fact.  I don't know
if she would (in fact I don't think she would say that, at least not
in that particular way), but she might.  To which my reply would be,
that is explicitly approving of child abuse.


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