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What alignment are these Harry Potter characters? (Spoilers abound.)
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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 3656116" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>Read HP7, loved it, and am participating in the review thread <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=201716" target="_blank">elsewhere on this site</a>.</p><p></p><p>But here on General RPG Discussion, I want to know: What alignment are these guys?</p><p></p><p>Let's start with the heroes:</p><p></p><p><strong>Harry Potter</strong> is clearly Good and clearly not Lawful. But is he Chaotic or Neutral?</p><p></p><p><strong>Hermione Granger</strong> sure seems Good and probably Lawful, but she does get talked into all sorts of mischief on a regular basis. Is that sufficient to knock her over to Neutral Good instead?</p><p></p><p><strong>Ron Weasely</strong> has Weasely blood in him, which seems to give him both red hair and a Chaotic Good attitude, unless you're Percy, in which case you're the white sheep of the family and are Lawful Git instead.</p><p></p><p>As we see in HP7, <strong>Albus Dumbledore</strong> doesn't have a spotless record, but he seems to have spent his long life trying to make up for being a brat for 18 months or so as a young man. He's secretive and cryptic, but that doesn't necessarily change his alignment. I'd say he's a safe Neutral Good.</p><p></p><p>Then there's the villains:</p><p></p><p><strong>Voldemort</strong> is Evil, no question, and is entirely focussed on himself, which would suggest Chaotic, but folks often like to argue that the ability (and inclination) to make long-range plans suggests Lawfulness. So what is he? CE, LE or NE?</p><p></p><p><strong>The Malfoys</strong> are interesting in the light of HP7. Once confronted with what life under a returned Voldemort is like, they decide that blood is thicker than water. But does Narcissa's willingness to betray Voldemort for the sake of her family (and Draco's apparent willingness to do the same) suggest a different alignment? Prior to this book, I'd say they were either Lawful Evil or Neutral Evil. What do you think?</p><p></p><p>And then there's ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Severus Snape</strong> is a weird one. His behavior is all over the map -- snide and bullying, insolent to authority that won't physically retaliate, capable and even eager for love -- but ultimately, while he does what he does out of love and duty, he doesn't really seem interested in the larger good, nor does he seem particularly eager to truly renounce the worldview of Voldemort and those like him. I'd peg him as floating between Neutral and Neutral Evil, myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 3656116, member: 11760"] Read HP7, loved it, and am participating in the review thread [url=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=201716]elsewhere on this site[/url]. But here on General RPG Discussion, I want to know: What alignment are these guys? Let's start with the heroes: [b]Harry Potter[/b] is clearly Good and clearly not Lawful. But is he Chaotic or Neutral? [b]Hermione Granger[/b] sure seems Good and probably Lawful, but she does get talked into all sorts of mischief on a regular basis. Is that sufficient to knock her over to Neutral Good instead? [b]Ron Weasely[/b] has Weasely blood in him, which seems to give him both red hair and a Chaotic Good attitude, unless you're Percy, in which case you're the white sheep of the family and are Lawful Git instead. As we see in HP7, [b]Albus Dumbledore[/b] doesn't have a spotless record, but he seems to have spent his long life trying to make up for being a brat for 18 months or so as a young man. He's secretive and cryptic, but that doesn't necessarily change his alignment. I'd say he's a safe Neutral Good. Then there's the villains: [b]Voldemort[/b] is Evil, no question, and is entirely focussed on himself, which would suggest Chaotic, but folks often like to argue that the ability (and inclination) to make long-range plans suggests Lawfulness. So what is he? CE, LE or NE? [b]The Malfoys[/b] are interesting in the light of HP7. Once confronted with what life under a returned Voldemort is like, they decide that blood is thicker than water. But does Narcissa's willingness to betray Voldemort for the sake of her family (and Draco's apparent willingness to do the same) suggest a different alignment? Prior to this book, I'd say they were either Lawful Evil or Neutral Evil. What do you think? And then there's ... [b]Severus Snape[/b] is a weird one. His behavior is all over the map -- snide and bullying, insolent to authority that won't physically retaliate, capable and even eager for love -- but ultimately, while he does what he does out of love and duty, he doesn't really seem interested in the larger good, nor does he seem particularly eager to truly renounce the worldview of Voldemort and those like him. I'd peg him as floating between Neutral and Neutral Evil, myself. [/QUOTE]
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