[HPforGrownups] Re: Respect

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 180339


   > Betsy Hp:
   > Again, you've ignored all the positive posts. True, *I've*
   > not been kind to JKR. (I finished DH and said, "My God. She's
   > evil!"; I've since decided she's less evil and more misguided.)
   > And there've been others who agree that DH was not a swimming
   > success nor JKR a particularly bright bulb. But we by no means
   > make up the entire list.
   >

   KJ writes:

     I think what bothers me is that throughout the books, the 
characters grew in age, in thought, in moral fibre, and in magical 
strength.  In the last book, that didn't seem to happen. We watched 
Hermione grow from a child who would do anything to succeed, or gain 
approval to one who seemed to go nowhere at the end. We didn't see her 
being used the same way in the last book. We saw Harry, the epitome of 
good in the entire series, using Unforgiveables in the last book.  Why? 
He was out of control in HBP so it was understandable, but not in DH. 
There is no explanation for it.  Only Neville grew.  That was his best 
moment.

  We are expected to believe that since Snape loved Lily because she was 
his only friend, that there was no conflict for him over the years in 
setting out to destroy the only people who took him into their ranks and 
treated him with respect.  We are expected to believe that a person like 
this character would have remained loyal to only Lily. To me, this just 
has a false ring to it.

    Whether Dumbledore is gay or not makes no difference, which is why I 
object to it.  If it had been used to show us that the decisions he made 
with regard to GG had affected his life, I could understand, but as it 
is, it's pointless.  Any information about a character belongs in the 
book, it should be clear, and there should be a point to it other than 
what we fill in as readers.

    A writer is doing a job.  It should be consistent, meaningful, and 
well considered.  This last book was not.  I don't hate JKR, nobody 
does. That would be pointless.  I just feel as though this last book 
seriously let us down as readers.

KJ