[HPforGrownups] Re: CHAPDISC: DH1, The Dark Lord Ascending

Random832 random832 at fastmail.us
Wed Aug 22 03:00:27 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 176012

> Then zgirnius said:
> I don't know, for me she managed to make it sinister. The takeover
> results in some serious flips of the former positions in the
> government and the papers, and some very repressive laws. Yet noone
> seems to mind all that much, unless they happen to have Muggleborn
> relations or friends. I was reminded of that famous poem:
> 
> va32h:
> 
> Yes, but they all seem to be the result of a few Death Eaters 
> Imperiusing everyone ele into doing their will. Umbridge is the only 
> character we see who is apparently neither DE or Imperiused, just 
> taking advantage of the situation to let looser her inner sadist. 

Random832:
Right, but that the general population (a few alliteratively-codenamed 
broadcasters aside) utterly FAILS to think that maybe there's something 
wrong - that was creepy. They just go on living their lives, not giving 
a crap. That's not presented as a mass Imperius, just apathy.




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