Requiescat in Pace: Unforgivables.

[eggplant107]

No: HPFGUIDX 174932

"sistermagpie" <sistermagpie at ...> wrote:

> I don't think people are saying Harry 
> should feel guilty for torturing Carrow
> or Molly should feel guilty for killing Bellatrix
 
If I had done either of those things I'd feel more than not guilty,
I'd feel extraordinarily proud of myself. And I think each tear a
fictional hero shed over this would cut down book sales by a million
copies. Nobody wants to read about a self absorbed, hand wringing,
sickly sweet wimp of a hero, I certainly don't. 

> they just said the scenes were Hollywood
> cheer moments and so not much concerned
> with morality at

all beyond the pleasure of knocking out a hate object.
And they seem to expect me to understand instinctively that a
"Hollywood cheer moment" is a bad thing; but I don't have that instinct.

> so not much concerned with morality
 
Good! The last thing in the world I want is a heavy handed morality
lesson stuck into the middle of a Harry Potter book. If JKR wants to
send a message she'll write you an E mail.

> It's just gotcha moments that don't say much
> about anything except that these people are 
> obviously guilty so it's satisfying having
> them taken out by the Good.

Don't say much? It seems to me that good people taking out obviously
guilty people says quite a lot. And it is satisfying!


Eggplant Gellert Grindelwald