Dumbledore's actions again. WAS: Re: Snape and the "Chosen One"

[juli17 at aol.com]

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Lupinlore wrote:

Well,  and once again we are to the point of JKR putting her foot in 
her  mouth.  The "epitome of goodness" statement comes back to bite 
again  and again.

If JKR had said, "Dumbledore is a great man but he  occasionally 
makes horrible mistakes for the best of reasons," then I  think that 
would fit.  If she said "Dumbledore is generally good but  very 
manipulative and willing to cold-bloodedly sacrifice people for  
greater ends," that would fit.  But no, she came out with "epitome  
of goodness," which, when matched with "greatest wizard in the 
world,"  does lead, IMO, to severe contradictions of character and 
gaping plot  holes.



Julie:
But JKR *did* say that Dumbledore makes horrible mistakes! She 
said his mistakes are bigger than those of others. Dumbledore said
the same thing about himself in HBP. And while JKR said  Dumbledore
was the "epitome of goodness" I think she meant that he always has
good intentions and best interests at heart. But he *is* human,  so
he makes mistakes. If he was the "epitome of goodness" in the way
you seem to interpret it--perfect and without sin--well, I guess he  really
would be a direct analogy of Christ!
 
Julie


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