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What alignment are these Harry Potter characters? (Spoilers abound.)
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<blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 3657153" data-attributes="member: 3929"><p>I'd put him as NG; he'll do what he needs to do despite the rules, but not <em>because</em> it's against the rules. Fred and George seem to be the exemplars of Chaos, and Harry ain't them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Bookish isn't necessarily Lawful, but she does seem more enamored of precedent, and more aware of what they should or shouldn't do according to the rules. I'd say LG is a good peg for her.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think Ron is as Chaotic as Hermione is Lawful; he's just over the border. He seems much more excited about the prospect of breaking rules, though he does have a fear of getting caught, and that seems to keep him in line somewhat.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You, sir, have just won.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd agree.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd put him at NE. Being self-centered is not a requirement of Chaos: Fred and George aren't Chaotic because they only think of themselves: they're chaotic because they derive pleasure from breaking and destabilizing the rules they feel oppress their (and others') spirits.</p><p></p><p>Similarly, I don't think Voldemort seeks to destabilize law and order to cause pain; he wants to <em>use</em> the establishment and its powers to keep people in line. This suggests a Lawful possibility, but as much as Harry only breaks rules when he feels he needs to, it seems to me that Voldemort uses the Law to further his own ends when it's convenient; he doesn't establish rules, merely takes advantage of what's there. So I'd put him at NE, squarely opposite Harry and Dumbledore at NG.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Lawful Evil. They look towards pedigree and ranking and wish for the Dark Lord to establish a heirarchy which they may use to keep other people down. Narcissa's betrayal of Voldemort need not change her alignment, it merely helps show that Evil and love need not be mutually exclusive. Betrayal is also not unknown to Lawful Evil types; it's not as if the baatezu don't ceaselessly plot and connive betrayal against each other. And if the essence of Lawful Evil can betray one another, then is loyalty a requirement for LE humans?</p><p></p><p></p><p>...drum roll... </p><p>...The best character in the series...</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd put him squarely at Neutral Evil. I do this not because all the evidence points to it; clearly his actions can move him around the alignment spectrum, and there's plenty of reason to have him at Lawful, Chaotic, Neutral, and some may even suggest Good.</p><p></p><p>However, I believe that Snape is most interesting as a Neutral Evil character. He loves Lily, but hates James Potter; he both hates and loves Harry. He works for Dumbledore, but he does so not because he believes in the Good he is doing, though he is aware that he works against Evil; he works for Dumbledore and the side of Good to the end of revenging himself against Voldemort. He is able to easily assume the stance of an Evil old professor because he still is exactly that. His love for Lily warps him into Evil's undoing: that Evil will fight and betray Evil.</p><p></p><p>Snape becomes interesting not because he long ago turned from Evil to Good, but because he remained Evil.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>Now after having written that, I believe Snape does redeem himself in the end. I do not think that redemption was his end, but rather simply working against he who killed his love was all. So perhaps it is simply a question of when he redeemed himself; perhaps as he died.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Felix, post: 3657153, member: 3929"] I'd put him as NG; he'll do what he needs to do despite the rules, but not [i]because[/i] it's against the rules. Fred and George seem to be the exemplars of Chaos, and Harry ain't them. Bookish isn't necessarily Lawful, but she does seem more enamored of precedent, and more aware of what they should or shouldn't do according to the rules. I'd say LG is a good peg for her. I think Ron is as Chaotic as Hermione is Lawful; he's just over the border. He seems much more excited about the prospect of breaking rules, though he does have a fear of getting caught, and that seems to keep him in line somewhat. You, sir, have just won. I'd agree. I'd put him at NE. Being self-centered is not a requirement of Chaos: Fred and George aren't Chaotic because they only think of themselves: they're chaotic because they derive pleasure from breaking and destabilizing the rules they feel oppress their (and others') spirits. Similarly, I don't think Voldemort seeks to destabilize law and order to cause pain; he wants to [i]use[/i] the establishment and its powers to keep people in line. This suggests a Lawful possibility, but as much as Harry only breaks rules when he feels he needs to, it seems to me that Voldemort uses the Law to further his own ends when it's convenient; he doesn't establish rules, merely takes advantage of what's there. So I'd put him at NE, squarely opposite Harry and Dumbledore at NG. Lawful Evil. They look towards pedigree and ranking and wish for the Dark Lord to establish a heirarchy which they may use to keep other people down. Narcissa's betrayal of Voldemort need not change her alignment, it merely helps show that Evil and love need not be mutually exclusive. Betrayal is also not unknown to Lawful Evil types; it's not as if the baatezu don't ceaselessly plot and connive betrayal against each other. And if the essence of Lawful Evil can betray one another, then is loyalty a requirement for LE humans? ...drum roll... ...The best character in the series... I'd put him squarely at Neutral Evil. I do this not because all the evidence points to it; clearly his actions can move him around the alignment spectrum, and there's plenty of reason to have him at Lawful, Chaotic, Neutral, and some may even suggest Good. However, I believe that Snape is most interesting as a Neutral Evil character. He loves Lily, but hates James Potter; he both hates and loves Harry. He works for Dumbledore, but he does so not because he believes in the Good he is doing, though he is aware that he works against Evil; he works for Dumbledore and the side of Good to the end of revenging himself against Voldemort. He is able to easily assume the stance of an Evil old professor because he still is exactly that. His love for Lily warps him into Evil's undoing: that Evil will fight and betray Evil. Snape becomes interesting not because he long ago turned from Evil to Good, but because he remained Evil. --- Now after having written that, I believe Snape does redeem himself in the end. I do not think that redemption was his end, but rather simply working against he who killed his love was all. So perhaps it is simply a question of when he redeemed himself; perhaps as he died. [/QUOTE]
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