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So LJ imploded from a power loss. God knows when or if this entry will make it onto its gasping servers.
Reading DH has made me feel better about my crackfic. The themes and underpinning morality of Danse Macabre, for instance, are tame next to the idea of a venerated wizard grooming an 11-year-old boy for sacrifice under the auspices of friendship and guidance. Rebecca might have been morally ambiguous at best and wrong at worst when she dragged Lessing off for a little midnight justice, but she made no bones about her intentions. She looked Lessing in the eye and told him she was going to hurt him because she wanted to, and because it would feel good. No funny business about the greater good here.
( More Thoughts on Moral Ambiguity in HP and DH )
The notions of moral ambiguity presented within the framework of DH will serve as a solid backdrop against which I can examine and play with the question of whether it is a moral failing to occasionally hate they whom you love the most, or if a coexistence of the two emotions is possible.
For instance, would it be possible for Rebecca to hate Flack for sending her away so he can fulfill his sworn duty, and yet love him and long for him at the same time? Is it possible to say, "I love you" in a scream and "I hate you" in a kiss?
Reading DH has made me feel better about my crackfic. The themes and underpinning morality of Danse Macabre, for instance, are tame next to the idea of a venerated wizard grooming an 11-year-old boy for sacrifice under the auspices of friendship and guidance. Rebecca might have been morally ambiguous at best and wrong at worst when she dragged Lessing off for a little midnight justice, but she made no bones about her intentions. She looked Lessing in the eye and told him she was going to hurt him because she wanted to, and because it would feel good. No funny business about the greater good here.
( More Thoughts on Moral Ambiguity in HP and DH )
The notions of moral ambiguity presented within the framework of DH will serve as a solid backdrop against which I can examine and play with the question of whether it is a moral failing to occasionally hate they whom you love the most, or if a coexistence of the two emotions is possible.
For instance, would it be possible for Rebecca to hate Flack for sending her away so he can fulfill his sworn duty, and yet love him and long for him at the same time? Is it possible to say, "I love you" in a scream and "I hate you" in a kiss?
