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Reviews For the Secret of Slytherin
In any case, it looks like Ron is going to have a lot to learn this year. I'm sure he'll figure it out eventually and become a better person for it. Dumbledore is the one person who comes off really badly in this chapter as far as I'm concerned. First of all, he is totally ignoring everything the Sorting Hat said before it immolated itself. I seriously doubt that even Dumbledore could create a new Sorting Hat even if he is apparently one of the most powerful wizards alive, at the least whatever he would create would be poisoned with his prejudices. I have a feeling that all four of the Founders together created the original Hat and so all four of their prejudices ended up balancing out in the end. And then he just announces that Harry is to teach Defense on the days that Remus can't right out of the blue, putting Harry on the spot. There was no reason that he couldn't have given Harry a heads up before hand. A House Elf or Fawkes could have delivered a note as soon as HArry arrived, for Merlin's sake! Talk about inconsiderate! Hermione shines in this chapter and really appreciate that. So many fics just make her bossy or a snobby know-it-all or just a walking encyclopedia whose only purpose is to be a deus ex machina who provides Harry with exactly the information he needs at exactly the right time o he can solve whatever mystery exists. It's lovely to see her be a real three-dimensional character here. Thank you for that. Bravo, again! Author's Response: Yeah, spot-on about the whole "aren't Muggles CLEVER" thing. Drives me mad. It's like those people who look at native cultures and see how they manage without electricity and running water. The whole 'alternative medicine' thing where Ron's dad asks for stitches made me especially furious. Although the books make just as much fun of Mr. Weasley himself for this quality (he clearly doesn't understand how anything works - and BTW stitches for a bite are not always wise). Still. He's supposed to be the good guy, and the best we could do is someone who sees Muggles as *curiosities*? Yeah, DDore comes off very foolish in this chapter. And to my mind, in a book about bigotry, Hermione must shine! She is the most conscious of these things. :)
-K
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Heh. The Unsorted House is an unknown quantity, for certain... -K |
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