Yes, I liked what she did with Dumbledores background and even showing Grindelwald to not being totally evil. And I think I would have liked the Grindelwald/WWII references better if I hadn't watched that much old Doctor Who stuff in the last months. They use a lot of old German WWII uniforms or Hitler-mustaches for the evil guys in the 70s and 80s seasons. I had a "Nooo not AGAIN" moment in that chapter. But JKR handles the subject of raceism/fashism very well, especially as an element in a book for kids/teenagers. But I don't like how she keeps up the theme Slytherin = evil/fellow travellers (Mitläufer). The development of the Malfoy familiy and Snape were well done - but the rest of the Slytherins remained one dimensional. IMO the attributes of the other houses could spawn Dark Wizards as well (just think of the often quoted thin boundary between genius and insanity or quest for knowledge at any cost).
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Date: 2007-08-10 12:48 pm (UTC)But I don't like how she keeps up the theme Slytherin = evil/fellow travellers (Mitläufer). The development of the Malfoy familiy and Snape were well done - but the rest of the Slytherins remained one dimensional. IMO the attributes of the other houses could spawn Dark Wizards as well (just think of the often quoted thin boundary between genius and insanity or quest for knowledge at any cost).