Pre-judgements Entering OotP

[gkjpo <kristen@sanderson-web.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52146

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Wolber 
<katydid3500 at y...> wrote:
> I just had to jump in on this one.  As for students:I definitely 
trust, Harry, Hermione, and the twins.  I'd like to trust Ginny, but 
she's still very impressionable and I'm not sure what to think about 
Ron and Percy.  I don't want to think Ron would turn evil, but who 
knows?  He did have some questionable moments in GoF. 
> 
> I trust Hedwig and Crookshanks, and Errol...if he stays alive 
through book 5:( I don't know what to think about Pigwidgeon (did I 
spell that right?) just like I don't know what to think about Ron 
right now.   
> 
> As for adults, I trust Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Dumbledore, Sirius, 
Lupin and Snape.  I know I'm being bold trusting Lupin, but I think 
now that Sirius is back (kind of, to Dumbledore and his group at 
least) I think he's good.  Sirius is the only childhood friend he 
still has, and I don't think he would betray him.  And I trust that 
Lucius Malfoy is an obnoxious, muggle-hating, Death Eater.
> 
> Lastly, I do trust Hagrid.  Yes, Hagrid could mess up, and he could 
die, but he wouldn't intentionally do anything evil. He has too much 
respect for Dumbledore and too much love for the trio to do anything 
like that.
> 
> ~Kathryn--anyone else want to jump in on this one??
> 
I will jump.  I do trust Ron also.  I think the conflict in this book 
will come from known sources (just my feeling).  I also think that 
the red herring will be that one of these people we think to be good 
looks bad, but is proven good in the end (how's that for optimistic?).

As for Hagrid, he's got two things against him.  Every book since 
book 1, either Fudge or the Malfoys have tried to lay blame on him 
and get him out of the picture.  It seems a foregone conclusion that 
something like that will happen again.  The other thing he has 
against him is his innate goodness and love - it seems to be begging 
for his demise in the literary symbolism sense.  I agree that he 
would never do anything evil.

Kristen