[HPforGrownups] Re: replies to many, many, many posts

[random832 at fastmail.us]

No: HPFGUIDX 170128

On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:06:36 -0000, "sridharj_ap"
<sridharj_ap at yahoo.com> said:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince 
> Winston)" <catlady at ...> wrote:
> > << At every turn Dumbledore is aware that all bad things in the
> > wizarding world as it currently exists in canon flow from LV. >>
> > 
> > Umbridge doesn't flow from LV. Rita Skeeter doesn't flow from LV.
> > Gilderoy Lockhart doesn't flow from LV.
> 
> Umbridge happened only to hogwarts. Rita Skeeter happened to Harry. 
> Gilderoy Lockhart was not "bad". The post specifically mentions the 
> WW, which means everyone is in danger.

The post says "all bad things in the wizarding world" - not "all bad
things that endanger the wizarding world as a whole". I would disagree
that "Umbridge doesn't flow from LV" - the corruption in the ministry
(of which Umbridge is most visible example) is strongly intertwined with
LV's existence, though the "flow" goes in both directions, with ministry
corruption acting in some ways to make LV stronger.

As for the others... Lockhart is perhaps not quite as bad as LV, but you
can't seriously be claiming his behavior is acceptable. What happened to
him in COS was intended for Ron and Harry. And do you think Harry (or
Hermione, who she targeted more in GoF) was Rita's only victim?
-- 
Random832