Krum's Intellect/Father Figures(Karkaroff as Headmaster (WAS: Snape&Lucius)

zgirnius zgirnius at yahoo.com
Fri Feb 9 17:30:20 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 164789


> Magpie:
> It sounds--and as I said, I might just be mistaken--like you're 
trying 
> to argue that McGonagall and Lupin are really about equal in 
> importance (both plotwise and emotionally to Harry) in the story and 
> that just seems obviously not true. I would agree she isn't perfect--
> like most of Rowling's characters her "type" is connected very much 
to 
> her flaws. But Harry's relationship with Lupin is far more personal 
> than the relationship he has to McGonagall. She's a teacher. Lupin is 
> Moony.

zgirnius:
I disagree. When has Harry ever called, or thought of, Lupin 
as 'Moony'? I would agree that Lupin has more importance to the story 
than McG because of the emotional conection he has to James (and 
Lily?), who are a part of the story, true, but not to Harry.








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