[HPforGrownups] re:wizard punishment

[T.M. Sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 70187

Alexandra Y. Kwan wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> T. M. Sommers:
> 
>>about to zap him again when he was ferretized.  Would it have 
>>been acceptable for Moody to have used Expelliarmus and blasted 
>>Malfoy across the room?   Or to have Stupefied him?  Those would 
>>probably have hurt more.
> 
> Hurt more, but much less humiliation. 

Malfoy needs a good dose of humility.

> Anyway, it wasn't Moody anyway, 
> which means he (Crouch Jr.) definitely wasn't the right authority to 
> administer that punishment

I was arguing the general principle, without regard to the 
identity of the teacher involved.

> and moreover, wasn't even giving a "proper" 
> punishment.

You didn't answer the question I posed about the use of other 
spells on Malfoy.

> Also, about the wand-breaking, I think more than just Hagrid's wand was 
> broken over the history of the wizarding world.

It isn't clear, at least to me, that wand-breaking is a 
punishment, as opposed to an administrative action.  For 
instance, a person subject to seizures might have his driving 
license revoked, but that is not a punishment; or a person who 
has demonstrated that he is unable to operate an amateur radio 
station within the rules might have his license revoked.