Evil (was Lockhart) - "V" - West Ham

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 19530

Magda wrote:

>I think true Lord V.-style evil has to entail a degree of active
>malevolence and willingness to inflict pain and/or death.  (Which is
>why it's so easy to imagine Snape being evil.)

Evil takes many forms besides cruelty.  Lockhart doesn't take pleasure 
in causing suffering as such, but he does cause it. 

When you look at evil from the point of view of the person suffering 
its effects, the specific form it takes (cruelty, indifference, 
self-absorption, etc.) stops being very important.  Ginny is dying due 
to the evil perpetrated by Tom Riddle, and will certainly die if 
Lockhart gets his way.  If she could hear Lockhart at that moment, 
about to erase the memories of the only people who can save her just 
so that he can keep being rich and famous, do you think she'd feel any 
more warmly toward him than towards Riddle?  Which of them would be 
more culpable for her death?  I couldn't possibly say.

The Catholics are definitely on to something.  Sins of omission can 
cause just as much harm as sins of commission.

>Doreen, who notices that most HPFGU members refer to Voldemort as "V" 
>or "Voldie" and giggles, thinking, "Are they afraid to say his name 
>as well?" 

Nah, it's just too long to type!

Mark "The Happy Hammer" explained:

>The club has NEVER won the league title and last won the other major 
>domestic competition (The FA Cup) in 1980. In short we suck, hence 
>the fervent support from the local population but nothing outside of 
>that.

Well, your support may be local, but your fame spreads far and wide 
and across the ocean.  When I got to Dean in the books, I asked my 
husband the soccer fan (yes, we're from the USA) if there was really 
such a team as West Ham.  He instantly said, "Yes!  West Ham United!  
Why do you ask?"  I was impressed.

And if you think your team sucks, check out the New England 
Revolution.

Amy Z
who may be Dumbledore's age before her team wins the MLS Cup