Sympathy to the characters? Fake Moody, Weasleys, Hermione

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 159650

> Betsy Hp:
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> I do for the most part agree.  Harry is and will remain, the hero 
> we're supposed to be cheering for.  The Order is on the right side 
> (traitor in the ranks or no).  Dumbledore had the right idea, even 
> if some of his methodologies were a bit off.
> 
> But Hermione worries me.  Since HBP she worries me a lot.  But am I 
> supposed to be worried?  And I think there's something rotten within 
> the Weasley clan.  But am I supposed to think that?
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Alla:

So the preface  that I of course cannot tell you how to feel, but you 
asked the question in regards of possible JKR intentions, right?

I am going to answer it that way as I understand. Could be wrong 
obviously.

NO, I am betting that JKR does not want you to feel that there is 
something wrotten within Weasley clan. They are supposed to be 
portrayed as the model of how family should be IMO in JKR's view.

Now of course she gave them some flaws ( rows with Percy, etc), but 
IMO she contrasts them with Malfoys and Blacks and we supposed to see 
that Weasleys truly love each other, as families should. They fight of 
course, but love each other they do and they are at the right side too.

I mean Malfoys and Blacks love each other too, but I guess on the 
wrong side of the equation.

Oh, and  since I am at telling you how to feel <g>, may as well add 
that no Twins will not become DE either.

Now, Hermione is actually more interesting situation. I am also pretty 
safe at betting that she should not worry you, etc, **but** the main 
reason I am doing so is because JKR as much as called Hermione her 
alter ego and I sincerely doubt that she would make her alter ego evil.

Otherwise I would not feel as safe to bet that Hermione would not do 
something idiotic ( not evil but harmful)

> Renee:
> He had a lot of screentime, and Harry trusted him, but I began to 
feel
> uneasy about him from the moment he used the Unforgivables on the
> spiders, especialy Crucio. (Spiders don't have the best of
> reputations, but they're useful animals, and in the HP series they're
> the enemies of the IMO irreversably evil Basilisk.)

Alla:

Oooooo, of course. Use of unforgivables and enjoying himself a bit too 
much, Now again I am not sure how much of this part I am projecting - 
not sure if I thought so after first read, but I don't think I liked 
it much.

Renee:
 The bouncing
> ferret scene sealed it for me: this was not a character I was going 
to
> root for. 
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Alla:

See to me that should have been another reason to like Fake Moody - I 
certainly enjoyed this scene and by GoF Draco did not suffer nearly 
enough, so I should have liked Fake Moody and I still in general did 
not feel for the character much. Wierd :)

JMO,

Alla