Warriors (was: The problems with DD being gay)

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 178269

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lizzyben04" <lizzyben04 at ...> wrote:

> lizzyben:
> 
> And did DD ever fight GG? I'm thinking no. In her article, Rita 
> Skeeter refers to the DD/GG relationship & implies that GG simply 
> surrendered.
> 
> "But the importance of some of Dumbledore's achievements cannot, I 
> venture, be denied. What of his famous defeat of Grindelwald?
> "Oh, now, I'm glad you mentioned Grindelwald," says Skeeter with a 
> tantalizing smile. "I'm afraid those who go dewy eyed over 
> Dumbledore's spectacular victory must brace themselves for a 
> bombshell— or perhaps a Dungbomb. Very dirty business indeed. All 
> I'll say is, don't be so sure that there really was the spectacular 
> duel of legend. After they've read my book, people may be forced to 
> conclude that Grindelwald simply conjured a white handkerchief from 
> the end of his wand and came quietly!"
> 
> Smarmy & vicious she may be, but Rita Skeeter did get the inside 
> scoop on the "Life & Lies of AD" & much of her reporting turned out 
> to be correct. In this quote, IMO she's indirectly referring to the 
> DD/GG relationship, and implying that GG simply gave up when DD 
> finally confronted him - or even that GG voluntarily came to DD to 
> accept defeat. This would help explain why DD would be able to win a 
> duel when GG had the "unbeatable" elder wand. Maybe they never 
> dueled at all. 
> 

va32h:

But why would Gellert do that?  Why would he voluntarily give up his
power and let himself be imprisoned just because his old pal
Dumbledore asked him to?

My interpretation of Rita's comments was that the duel was not a
"duel" per se but Dumbledore fighting dirty, using such cruel and
heinous methods that Grindelwald was forced to surrender. 

va32h