tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post5260204797658207685..comments2024-03-04T02:03:29.708-05:00Comments on the Wood between Worlds: Actually, the World Is Split into Good People and Death Eaters...Reecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691425406901685427noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-18359126006040797022023-12-26T22:12:19.925-05:002023-12-26T22:12:19.925-05:00I like what you wrote, and largely i do not disagr...I like what you wrote, and largely i do not disagree, and certainly would not have if I had read it when it was new-- but since then, the climate destroyers, thieving rich people, science deniers, Baptists and dominionists, and fascists all seem to have gotten together. life is weird. scyllacathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891540576750562910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-14176891095351347112020-07-30T20:52:46.179-04:002020-07-30T20:52:46.179-04:00And Severus Snape.
Honestly, I could have left on...And Severus Snape.<br /><br />Honestly, I could have left only that single name and this piece comes crumbling down. The irony that Sirius would be the one to perfectly summarize Snape's life: <br /><br />"The world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters."<br /><br />In fact, even after everything has been revealed, while many people sing praises to Snape and call him a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042618698053694266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-34404795335567230392020-07-30T20:52:36.749-04:002020-07-30T20:52:36.749-04:00Sorry, this is a super old post.... but have you l...Sorry, this is a super old post.... but have you looked back on this and realized how wrong you were?<br /><br />Umbridge was never never Fudge's right hand woman, she was never there to try to do what's right. She was there for one thing: to further her own power. We know this because she is continuously creating excuses to increase her power and undermine the authority of other adult Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042618698053694266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-39216147777571057472018-06-24T21:50:11.833-04:002018-06-24T21:50:11.833-04:00And of course when Gryffindors almost murder peopl...And of course when Gryffindors almost murder people, it's *good*. Just like a Crucio is gallant when Harry Potter does it. JeanLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614720553194595351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-34184764304765633582014-05-11T00:54:18.117-04:002014-05-11T00:54:18.117-04:00You're right. The portrayal of Narcissa had t...You're right. The portrayal of Narcissa had that layer of character. I think the same might be said to be true of Draco himself. Towards the end, you get the feeling that he is sorry, and knows how wrong he's been. I think there's a lot to be said for that characterization.Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691425406901685427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-66172063042472222982014-05-10T23:16:25.030-04:002014-05-10T23:16:25.030-04:00I would like to point out Narcissa Malfoy, who, de...I would like to point out Narcissa Malfoy, who, despite being evil buds with Voldy, is given at least a shred of humanity at the end of the series, when she is willing to betray Voldemort in return for info on Draco's safety. Though this does not go nearly far enough to put her in the grey area of "bad person good motives," it at least reminds the readers that everyone is a person, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com