Broken potionvial and Harry expectations WAS: Re: Bad Writing?

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No: HPFGUIDX 163344

> > Alla:
> > 
> > Well, OK, you do not blame him for that, but you still think 
that 
> > his behaviour is wrong, yes? I mean **not constructive** is 
close 
> > enough to **wrong** in meaning, yes?
> 
> Pippin:
> Er, no. **Not constructive** means it's not helping. <SNIP> 

Alla:

Oh, thanks.



> > Alla:
> > 
> > Huh? Worth dying for? No it is not, but certainly worth IMO 
fighting 
> > to change the system and if it was a different story certainly 
worth 
> > trying to make sure that Snape changes his methods or say good 
bye 
> > to Hogwarts.
> 
> Pippin:
> Well, that's it, you want a different story, because in this 
story, if
> DDM!Snape said goodbye to Hogwarts he'd be dead along with
> a lot of other people. In this story, some of the people who are 
putting 
> their lives on the line to oppose a genocidal murderer are, 
> unfortunately, guilty of discrimination themselves on a
> lesser scale and not at all prepared to see the error of their
> ways.  Life's not simple.
<SNIP>

Alla:

I think I have said it enough times, but I guess I should say it 
again. No, I do not want a different story, I am perfectly aware of 
necessity of Snape being in the story and accordingly in Hogwarts, 
story line wise.

The fact that JKR is bulding up Snape and Harry conflict for 
dramatic reasons is fine by me, I am looking forward to the 
resolution of that conflict as much as anybody else, but when I look 
at their conflict as if they were **real**, then I absolutely do not 
care if Dumbledore needs Snape in Hogwarts for the reasons necessary 
to fight Voldemort, if that means that Snape is allowed to abuse his 
students on the regular basis ( IMO of course).

I believe that Dumbledore Headmaster and Dumbledore as Head of the 
Order of Phoenix should not be allowed to make those decisions, his 
hats conflict too much, if that makes sense.

So, no, Pippin I do not want different story, but I do want to 
criticise the characters for the decisions made in this one.

Oh, and of course *people putting their lifes on the line* sounds 
ironic to me, since I do believe that Snape murdered Dumbledore 
on the Tower, that is why in retrospect it is ironic to me, if 
Dumbledore indeed allowed Snape to stay because of the war needs and 
this is how it all played out.

JMO,

Alla