Why I love Albus Dumbledore
Nov. 11th, 2015 08:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deird1From a story perspective, the natural order is "minor character... supporting character... supporting character... MAIN CHARACTER!!!!!"
In-universe, the natural order is "did something kinda cool... did something more cool... did something even cooler... FOUGHT VOLDEMORT!!!!!"
Even mathematically, it'd be "10... 50... 50... 60!!!!!"
But no.
Instead, Dumbledore goes against every natural flow of narrative, and makes the choice to have Harry Potter get them to a tie against Slytherin - so that the realisation that Gryffindor has indeed won the House Cup comes simultaneously with Dumbledore beaming and saying, in his loudest, proudest voice:
"NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM!!!!!"
...and that's why I love him.
In-universe, the natural order is "did something kinda cool... did something more cool... did something even cooler... FOUGHT VOLDEMORT!!!!!"
Even mathematically, it'd be "10... 50... 50... 60!!!!!"
But no.
Instead, Dumbledore goes against every natural flow of narrative, and makes the choice to have Harry Potter get them to a tie against Slytherin - so that the realisation that Gryffindor has indeed won the House Cup comes simultaneously with Dumbledore beaming and saying, in his loudest, proudest voice:
"NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM!!!!!"
...and that's why I love him.