[ SECRET POST #2742 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2742 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I...really don't think Rowling intended for him to be totally wise and good. Really? You really think she intended that? Sorry but...I don't see how you can think that. She seemed pretty damn self-aware of how flawed he was in Book 7. I mean, Book 7 and the entire character of Aberforth doesn't even make sense if she wasn't self-aware that Dumblefore was flawed.

She didn't intend him to be totally cold and unethical, but I don't think he was. He was somewhat cold and unethical, but not totally.

[(Anonymous)]

This. It was the whole point the subplot of Deathly Hallows: Dumbledore was a flawed person who made some stupid, immoral or cold decisions. He also saved a lot of lives with his choices.

Not unlike Churchill, who was a hero, but dude, do you know some of the evil shit he did to help save the world?

[dreemyweird]

Nooo, that's not what I meant. Sorry, I was unclear.

Of course she never intended for him to be a perfectly wise and kind person, which is the whole point of the Ariana Dumbledore arc. Rather, my opinion is that she wanted to show him as a mentor figure who seems perfect at first but then turns out to be just as imperfect as everyone else, but failed in that he comes off as a really, seriously fucked up person. Not just the "human" and "imperfect" kind of character, but the "oh my god wtfff is he even doing" kind.

[crunchysunrises]

Sorry, but nope, JKR apparently really did think DD was wise and good.

The exact quote was, "...Dumbledore is the "epitome of goodness."" - JKR in this interview.