Betrayal (was Rowling and Philosophy)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 53785

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Maria Kirilenko 
<maria_kirilenko at y...> wrote:

> 
> So, Malfoy actually proves to be capable of killing a person, 
albeit not in cold blood. HRH did not plan to kill Malfoy - they 
didn't even tell the other Gryffindors the Slytherin password, and 
Ron, AFAWK, did not actually write to his father about the 'secret 
chamber' in Malfoy Manor. 
> 
> So, who's worse? I say DCG.
> 
> Maria

Yes - DCG are worse. On Harry&Ron thinking that 'it was Malfoy' was 
not baseless, not with Dobby's evidence & the scene Harry happened to 
witness at Knockturn Alley. Also, since Malfoy summoned the Snake at 
Dual, it was possible that Malfoy also happened to be Parselmouth... 
At that point there was evidence on Malfoy, though circumstancial. 
The proof they found at Slytherin common room was clear that Draco 
Malfoy knew nothing - not guilty.

In doing the Polyjuice act, they were acting *for* Malfoy by giving 
him the chance to show his innosence, in at least bothering to find 
the truth. Also, HRH *never* used the Slytherin password for anything 
else. They used the information solely on their purpose; determine 
whether Draco Malfoy was the Heir of Slytherin, if he knew anything 
of it... They found Malfoy knew nothing and let it go at that.
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Malfoy goes out attempting to kill or at least injure Harry by the 
play-Dementors-act; Breaks rules to tease Neville - where Harry 
breaks rules to help Neville;

And on McGonagall preventing Ron from telling Malfoy's act: I think 
she knew already, having seen Harry, maybe she saw all the rest, too -
or concluded, as Malfoy *had* taken Neville's remembrall before? At 
any rate, the group was in flying course and Harry was showing 
amazing, natural talent... Oh and BTW, Madam Hooch saying that anyone 
who didn't stay put was out the course, Harry *was* out the course 
after that-- only he ended up in Gryff. team! Did Malfoy *also* get 
kicked out the course?

-- Finwitch