Love and Joy vs. Hate and Despair

[Margaret Fenney]

No: HPFGUIDX 190885

I joined this group because I love the Harry Potter series and enjoy
discussion of it.  I am all for discussion, argument, observation, insight
and disagreement. However, the primary theme of the books is that Love
conquers Evil.  Much, if not most, of the discussion on this list recently,
is an effort to redefine the books as a story of Evil, Hatred and Despair
where the villain is not Lord Voldemort but rather Dumbledore (who could
have simply handed Harry over to LV and been done with it had he wanted it
that way).  I want to spend my time with people who celebrate the books, the
love, the joy, the humor, and the amazing creativity of JKR rather than
doing all they can to twist and distort the fundamental themes and
characters that she wrote about.  I especially don't want my enjoyment of
the new movie lessened by more of this warping of the story.  Plus I am just
too tired to keep throwing out patronuses against all the dementors here.  I
just don't like being here in Azkaban so I'm breaking out and going to find
Dumbledore's Army!

Long live JKR and Harry Potter!

Bookcrazzzy


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