Comments | canon_reread: Dumbledore is Chaotic alignment (I'm the last to decide, right?)

lastscorpion in canon_reread

Dumbledore is Chaotic alignment (I'm the last to decide, right?)

Feb 24, 2007 16:54

I'm re-reading the first book, and I just got past the first Sorting Hat scene. Dumbledore greets the students with a few words -- blubber, oddment, nitwit, tweak. (Or something like that; I'm not at home right now.) Compare that to Order of the Stick #68, where Elan considers what to do based on good vs. evil, finds that unhelpful, and then based ( Read more... )

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lastscorpion February 26 2007, 01:40:51 UTC

Sorry. So far`I just have the one example.

Although, well, there's the fact that the whole Death Eaters' organization seems awfully Shriners-like -- heirarchical, you know? That says lawful rather than chaotic for Voldemort; it's all about keeping people in their place.

mlleelizabeth February 26 2007, 17:52:42 UTC

That speech by Dumbledore is one of my favorite things in all the books. I was so sad they left it out of the PS movie. And Dumbledore is called "mad" by almost everyone who knows him, including Mr. Rule Lover himself, Percy Weasley. I think you're definitely onto something here. And Voldemort does seem to be a stickler for people abiding by his rules for them. He's also quick to punish.

lastscorpion February 26 2007, 19:03:12 UTC

Except for Percy, I think all the Weasleys tend towards the Chaotic in alignment, even the parents. Lawful housewives keep a more orderly house. ;-) And Mr. Weasley is doing the best he can working for the government, but he's just bad at the Lawful parts of his job -- too easily distracted, more concerned with helping people than keeping order. I think he's a little too "Ooh! Shiny!" to even be Neutral Good. Working with dragons would be a good field for a Chaotic guy, and even the banker is working for Gringotts, who seem to be a law unto themselves at best.

Voldemort seems to have been a guy to take advantage of the rules, the letter of the law, and know how to "work the system" ever since he was a kid.

mlleelizabeth February 26 2007, 19:31:59 UTC

Definitely, yes, the Weasleys are Chaotic in general. Actually, most of the Order members seem to be at least somewhat Chaotic. Even McGonagall turns a blind eye to rule breaking when it suits her purpose.

Voldemort was even Head Boy, so yes, he definitely knew how to work the rules. Teenage Voldemort reminds me so much of Wally Haskell from Leave it to Beaver.