I'm very clear on the image I want to present of Dean Grimm, but I'm not sure my execution has always been consistent. There are readers who hate her and thinks she's callous and cruel, and readers who think she's incompetent and has no business being in charge of children.
Lilith certainly is not perfect--she can be extremely cruel, and isn't very good with children. Then again, she's a headmaster, not a teacher, so theoretically her duties are mainly administrative and involve interacting with other adults, not children, so this doesn't necessarily reflect on her fitness to her position. Arguably, her biggest mistake in dealing with Alexandra is dealing with Alexandra as much as she does in the first place (one could, of course, say the same thing about Dumbledore).
Also notice how often Alexandra copies Dean Grimm, even when she hates her?
Lilith and Diana both think Alex is the spitting image of Hecate, but from what little we know of Hecate I have my doubts. She might be more similar to Lilith than either of the other Grimm sisters.
It's like Alexandra has grown up all at once, just when she thinks she's about to die.
Of course. She's always like that. When she's about to die, she doesn't have a reason to hate herself anymore.
Some people have argued that the logical extension of this plan would be (if you were, say, Voldemort) to then kill the baby and make sure the secret dies with it.
I actually think this other addition you made to the Fidelius Charm--that if you kill the Secret-Keeper, "the secret dies with them" (which as far as I know canon did not state one way or the other)--causes more issues than having Abraham do it on a baby. Forget killing a baby; why didn't Lily & James make some random Azkaban prisoner their Secret-Keeper right before they got the Kiss?
She showed bravery and resourcefulness in getting away and finding Anna and Mr. Journey, but then she spends the rest of the chapter helpless and basically does nothing.
I wouldn't call the scene she had with Anna nothing (indeed, it basically sold me on their friendship). Anyway, I don't think it's really that big a deal. In Book 1, all Harry really did was take the Philosopher's Stone (which was if anything a boon to Voldemort) and then give Quirrelmort a bunch of blisters; he's only saved by Dumbledore. (In the movie he disintegrates Quirrelmort, but...)
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Date: 2013-01-07 04:11 am (UTC)Lilith certainly is not perfect--she can be extremely cruel, and isn't very good with children. Then again, she's a headmaster, not a teacher, so theoretically her duties are mainly administrative and involve interacting with other adults, not children, so this doesn't necessarily reflect on her fitness to her position. Arguably, her biggest mistake in dealing with Alexandra is dealing with Alexandra as much as she does in the first place (one could, of course, say the same thing about Dumbledore).
Also notice how often Alexandra copies Dean Grimm, even when she hates her?
Lilith and Diana both think Alex is the spitting image of Hecate, but from what little we know of Hecate I have my doubts. She might be more similar to Lilith than either of the other Grimm sisters.
It's like Alexandra has grown up all at once, just when she thinks she's about to die.
Of course. She's always like that. When she's about to die, she doesn't have a reason to hate herself anymore.
Some people have argued that the logical extension of this plan would be (if you were, say, Voldemort) to then kill the baby and make sure the secret dies with it.
I actually think this other addition you made to the Fidelius Charm--that if you kill the Secret-Keeper, "the secret dies with them" (which as far as I know canon did not state one way or the other)--causes more issues than having Abraham do it on a baby. Forget killing a baby; why didn't Lily & James make some random Azkaban prisoner their Secret-Keeper right before they got the Kiss?
She showed bravery and resourcefulness in getting away and finding Anna and Mr. Journey, but then she spends the rest of the chapter helpless and basically does nothing.
I wouldn't call the scene she had with Anna nothing (indeed, it basically sold me on their friendship). Anyway, I don't think it's really that big a deal. In Book 1, all Harry really did was take the Philosopher's Stone (which was if anything a boon to Voldemort) and then give Quirrelmort a bunch of blisters; he's only saved by Dumbledore. (In the movie he disintegrates Quirrelmort, but...)