Why Peter Truned Traitor

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 22268

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Indigo" <indigo at i...> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Melanie Brackney <ilovbrian_99 at y...> 
> wrote:
>   We will see others throughout the HP
> > > series make decisions 
> > > that are clearly easy instead of right; Peter will not
> > > be the only one 
> > > (my money is on Hagrid, BTW).
> > > 
> > > Okay, 'nuff rambling.>
> 
> I have to step forward to save Melanie, especially because you 
don't 
> like what I said, to say that I said that.
>  
It's not that I don't like what you said, it was that I couldn't wrap 
my thoughts around it in such a way that I could make sense of it.

> > Hagrid?
> > 
> > I'm sorry,  you must be joking.
> > 
> > Hagrid's a man who tries very hard to live up to the faith, 
trust, 
> > and friendship Dumbledore has showed him...and when he believes 
he 
> > has mistreated those gifts, or not showed proper faith, or failed 
> > them, he takes it EXTREMELY HARD.>
> 
> I'm not joking at all, but I completely agree with what you said 
about 
> his faithfulness.  He adores both Dumbledore and Harry and has 
proven 
> to be a loyal and good friend.  It's hard for me to explain this 
> feeling I'm getting about Hagrid.  Let me try.  

 
> I believe, as many here do, that Hagrid is going on a quest for 
> Dumbledore to make allies of the giants.  I am pretty sure that he 
> will meet up with his mother in the process.  I have an image of 
> Hagrid spending time with the giants and coming back to Hogwarts 
> questioning where he really belongs, which could put him in some 
very 
> awkward situations, given the unfortunate reputation the giants 
have 
> in the wizarding world (BTW, is anyone else reminded of the giants 
in 
> "The Silver Chair" when reading JKR's description of the giants in 
> GoF?).
> 
> I'm not saying Hagrid will turn to the Dark Side, because I do not 
see 
> that happening, but given his occasionally careless history, I 
wonder 
> if he'll make some decisions (even if temporary) that might cause 
some 
> trouble for others.  His temper may get the best of him when it 
> shouldn't, or he may be asked by the giants to do things that are 
easy 
> but maybe not right.
> 
> I may be the only person here who is not wild and crazy about 
Hagrid, 
> so I am choosing my words very carefully.  I hope I explained 
myself.

Ah, I see now.

That's different.  It read differently to my eyes before, but now I 
see you saying  "Hagrid tends to be impulsive and that may get him 
into trouble despite his good intentions" -- if I understand you 
correctly, we agree.

Indigo
[flying back late from mundania]