Love and Joy vs. Hate and Despair

[June Ewing]

> Bookcrazzzy: 
> 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!

June:
Here, here. I could not have said it better myself. We have really
gotten so far off topic here, it isn't funny. I never read anything
where Dumbledore wanted Harry dead. I read plenty of times that
Voldemort wanted him dead but not Dumbledore. You all seem to be
looking for a new villain here and have zoned in on Dumbledore. I
cannot count the number of times I have read posts here and thought
"Did these people actually read the books?" I have gotten to the
point now where I just ignore the rantings in this group because to
me it makes no sense at all and the one now about Dumbledore just
takes the cake. It might be that you don't get to see this, to be
honest I am shocked that the "house elves" allowed the post I am
replying to, to go through, but please stop, think, and realize
what this is all about. We had one villian in this and his name was
Voldemort and he had several followers and Dumbledore was one of the
good guys. With the final movie upon us let's not try to change the
story, ok?

June