[HPforGrownups] Harry sparing V'mort

[Iris FT]

No: HPFGUIDX 46424


 
 sugarkadi at aol.com wrote:
"Rich said:

"All a case of stooping to the level of the killers... Would it be
> right for us to torture and kill prisoners purely because that was
> what the enemy did to us? I say no..."
> 


If you did torture the person who tortured you I would say that that was 
morally wrong.  However, If Harry just kills LV and not all his supporters 
and doesn't crucio him, I don't really see that as Harry stooping to LV's 
level.  I can see the argument if he uses the AK spell, but maybe he'll use 
Gryffindor's sword.  


"Can anyone > see a speck of darkness on Harry? Probably.. Id like to know 
> what that is, tho :)"

Well, Harry *did* think that Black deserved the Dementors Kiss, even though 
it's worse than death. "

And to think some friend of mine told me the HP series has no interest... We are right in the debate about death sentence, don't we? I'd like to take in saying that killing Voldemort and all the Death Eaters wouldn't kill their ideology. The Dark Side, according to JKR, is not only dangerous powers, it's also a way of thinking that involves prejudice, intolerance, contempt,etc... I'm afraid every character in the WW, even the good guys (except, maybe Dumbledore,Hermione and Arthur Weasley)sometimes give signs of prejudice (ex: even Ron seems to consider that the House Elves can't be nothing except slave), intolerance ( ex: Sirius couldn't stand Snape when they were kids, because Snape was odd), and contempt (ex: Ron and Harry lauthing at Trelawney). They are humans, so they can't avoid it. Voldemort and Co have no monopoly in that kind of ideas, though they defend them eagerly. Killing them all won't prevent other wizards from developing "dark ideology". The ideology that generated the Dark Side has to be denounced and condemned. The WW has to face its own responsability in the raise of Voldemort. Just like our society does with criminals(murderers, terrorists, war criminals...). The solution is not only a duel between Voldemort and Harry, it's also a thinking reform.

Iris  






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