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I haven't read much of this, but I recall a scene where Dumbledore was portrayed in a very unflattering light at least. (Something about trying to avoid dying
by nikbackm 12y ago
I haven't read much of this, but I recall a scene where Dumbledore was portrayed in a very unflattering light at least.
(Something about trying to avoid dying I think)
- crpatino 12y agoYeah, I did not like that one either. Though claiming that Dumbledore is portrayed as a "drooling moron" there (or anywhere else for the matter) is not precisely correct.
- swombat 12y agoRead on. Dumbledore is clearly one of the smartest characters in the book, not a drooling moron at all. He puts on a pretence of being completely bonkers to confuse his enemies, but he's very smart and thinks fifteen steps ahead (just one short of Harry...) and is one of the few characters in the book who's an Agent rather than an NPC. As for the other characters, their level of agency varies, but at the very least Quirrel, Hermione and Draco are also agents (i.e. smart enough to be capable of driving the story in a meaningful way), and the other characters are portrayed fairly accurately given their stupidity in the original books. In the original book, ALL the characters are stupid. In HP:MoR, 5 characters are not stupid. I think that's an improvement.
- crpatino 12y agoYou are right of course. I just did not want to give out too many details.
- gcv 12y agoYou could argue that the original JKR work also portrays Dumbledore in a somewhat unflattering light. (He sent children after known dark wizards on multiple occasions, lied to Harry on several occasions, arguably stood by while Sirius was sentenced, etc.) As readers, we like Dumbledore, but he is hardly a paragon of virtue. I rather enjoy how MOR spins that.