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YaWhateva · 07-29-2007, 06:48 PM

I just read the book in one long session and I really liked it. I completely disagree with SF (Sorry to bring this discussion back):

Spoiler: Dumbledore was not the black shepherd that SF portrays him as and his sister's death could not be blamed on anyone. Aberforth, Albus' brother, even said that the killing blow could have come from him. There was absolutely no sororicide. Albus was a troubled youngster with thoughts of grandeur. Yes he was selfish as a young man, but that only makes him human.

Yes, he used Snape at the beginning as a way to have an advantage over Voldemorte. But as time went on, a bond grew between them. He even said that he was fortunate to have Snape. He knew what was beneath the surface. The plans didn't come to fruition and Voldemort ended up killing Snape.

Albus, as he had said in their meeting towards the end of the book, that he had known what would happen to Voldemort if he tried to kill Harry once he had Harry's blood in his body. Harry had to think that he would be sacrificing himself. That was the only way for it to work. He knew Harry would not truly die.

How could Albus have tried to kill Voldemort himself? He had made a mistake in letting his grief get to him to try and use the Resurrection Stone to see his family who had spent his entire life grieving over. So he was dying, there was no way around that, and he did what had to be done set actions into motion. And another thing, there is no chance in hell J.K. Rowling would have sent Voldemort to jail. That's beyond ridiculous.

Yes he was human, he made mistakes when he was young. No he did not commit sororicide. No he did not use people for his own purposes. He saw what had to be done and put a plan into motion to save many lives. Was is a horrible thing and with a ruthless killer like Voldemort, casualties must be had. Albus never sent anyone to their death. He knew Harry would not die. He did not want Snape to die.

The main thing is, he was human and the book portrayed that very well.

Also, I am with ShaniFaye about the way Snape died. There couldn't have been a better way. I am a huge fan of Snape (moreso because of Alan Rickman than anything) and I am glad that he got the respect that he deserved from Harry. Yes his intentions may not have been the purest but doing good things for wrong reasons is a hell of a lot better than doing the wrong thing for the right reasons.

Fred, Tonks, and Lupin were pretty sad though. She did a good job of killing off my three favorite characters: Sirius, Severus, and Remus.

Oh and thanks, Shani, the news about Spoiler: an encyclopedia is pretty exciting to me.

07-29-2007, 06:48 PM	#129 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	I just read the book in one long session and I really liked it. I completely disagree with SF (Sorry to bring this discussion back): Spoiler: Dumbledore was not the black shepherd that SF portrays him as and his sister's death could not be blamed on anyone. Aberforth, Albus' brother, even said that the killing blow could have come from him. There was absolutely no sororicide. Albus was a troubled youngster with thoughts of grandeur. Yes he was selfish as a young man, but that only makes him human. Yes, he used Snape at the beginning as a way to have an advantage over Voldemorte. But as time went on, a bond grew between them. He even said that he was fortunate to have Snape. He knew what was beneath the surface. The plans didn't come to fruition and Voldemort ended up killing Snape. Albus, as he had said in their meeting towards the end of the book, that he had known what would happen to Voldemort if he tried to kill Harry once he had Harry's blood in his body. Harry had to think that he would be sacrificing himself. That was the only way for it to work. He knew Harry would not truly die. How could Albus have tried to kill Voldemort himself? He had made a mistake in letting his grief get to him to try and use the Resurrection Stone to see his family who had spent his entire life grieving over. So he was dying, there was no way around that, and he did what had to be done set actions into motion. And another thing, there is no chance in hell J.K. Rowling would have sent Voldemort to jail. That's beyond ridiculous. Yes he was human, he made mistakes when he was young. No he did not commit sororicide. No he did not use people for his own purposes. He saw what had to be done and put a plan into motion to save many lives. Was is a horrible thing and with a ruthless killer like Voldemort, casualties must be had. Albus never sent anyone to their death. He knew Harry would not die. He did not want Snape to die. The main thing is, he was human and the book portrayed that very well. Also, I am with ShaniFaye about the way Snape died. There couldn't have been a better way. I am a huge fan of Snape (moreso because of Alan Rickman than anything) and I am glad that he got the respect that he deserved from Harry. Yes his intentions may not have been the purest but doing good things for wrong reasons is a hell of a lot better than doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. Fred, Tonks, and Lupin were pretty sad though. She did a good job of killing off my three favorite characters: Sirius, Severus, and Remus. Oh and thanks, Shani, the news about Spoiler: an encyclopedia is pretty exciting to me. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!" Last edited by YaWhateva; 07-29-2007 at 06:50 PM..