I'm slightly confused: who are the kinder people, and whom do they behave better than?

Oh, and I forgot to ask about the "wrong Christian perspective." Does that tie in with the value of compassion, or was there something else?

Forgive me for spamming your comments tonight, but I'm thrilled to find someone to talk to whose reception of the book so nearly matches my own! About the only thing you've said that I've disagreed with is that I wasn't terribly happy with Dumbledore's New Improved Backstory (TM).