They have changed, make no mistake of it. The fact that there are still young people joining in gives some encouragement, but I reckon most are too scared to show their doubts, if they have them. Or they're too focused on getting food into their mouths and scrabbling together a few knuts.
That's where I have my doubts about Black's Grim Truths. (Don't take it hard, Sirius. You know I've come at you for them before.) They challenge people's thinking and encourage them to seek out their compassion, but don't give them the same sort of cause to cling to that someone like Dogstar does. And even if I'm wary of causes, having one might draw more people to us, if they knew where to go. Can't see how we can go on just feeding folks and giving little magic lessons here and there.
Too bad we don't we don't have what Dogstar did: a legilimens who could go out and cull the crowds, searching out the questioning souls.
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Date: 2012-11-08 09:42 pm (UTC)That's where I have my doubts about Black's Grim Truths. (Don't take it hard, Sirius. You know I've come at you for them before.) They challenge people's thinking and encourage them to seek out their compassion, but don't give them the same sort of cause to cling to that someone like Dogstar does. And even if I'm wary of causes, having one might draw more people to us, if they knew where to go. Can't see how we can go on just feeding folks and giving little magic lessons here and there.
Too bad we don't we don't have what Dogstar did: a legilimens who could go out and cull the crowds, searching out the questioning souls.