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longstocking · 3791 days ago · link · · parent · post: Harry Potter fans are less likely to be bigots, or some bullshit
I very much disagree with "Fuck love". That sounds like such an angst-ridden thing to say. Despite whatever potential there may have been for "deeper narrative", it is so much more important a message - especially to kids - than you are giving it credit for. Dumbledore's role as a power figure is outside the norm in that its absolutely not a power thing. The dude is goofy and charming and if he weren't built up as the most powerful wizard at Hogwarts you would probably never guess it based on how he presents himself. It is important, so, so important, to sell the qualities of caring and love as the most positive in role models and in student-mentor relationships. I cannot stress that enough.