tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post5554159015264103454..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): So, Your Teacher Is Menacing You, And The Principal Says You're On Your Own??Sarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-76594696447510640782009-07-06T01:24:29.388-07:002009-07-06T01:24:29.388-07:00Okay -- I'll give you Dumbledore as a go-to gu...Okay -- I'll give you Dumbledore as a go-to guy. He had ...reasons for not being where he was expected, and reasons for showing up unexpectedly. But the rest of the adults kind of drove me nuts. Was complete ineptness what the kids had to look forward to as they aged?<br /><br />When I was a kid, I hated it when it was obvious that an adult did or didn't do something in order to Teach Me A Lesson. Argh.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-49661309048536931922009-07-04T16:37:30.707-07:002009-07-04T16:37:30.707-07:00I didn't think Dumbledore was inept. I thought...I didn't think Dumbledore was inept. I thought that he pulled Harry's fat out of the fire in most of the books. But I'm with you regarding the other adult characters.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-76909728283576521082009-07-02T21:05:10.908-07:002009-07-02T21:05:10.908-07:00Did it seem to anyone that Dumbledore purposely le...Did it seem to anyone that Dumbledore purposely let Harry and co. apprehend Quirrel in the first novel?<br /><br />I mean, they had to play wizard's chess (which Ron just happens to be great at!) solve a logic puzzle (which Hermione just happens to be great at!) and use THREE broomsticks to grab a flying key (hey, isn't Harry an expert at flying? Aren't there exactly three of these kids??).<br /><br />If you ask me, Dumbledore didn't leave the castle that night because he was duped but because he wanted to see those kids get through an obstacle course. He's a slippery one, that Dumbledore...<br /><br />Parker PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com