[HPforGrownups] Unforgivables (was: Re: WW Ethics...)

[Becky Walkden]

No: HPFGUIDX 58684



Without going over all the comments (quite excellent by the way) on this subject, there is another incident in the Shrieking Shack that bares mention.  After the kids disarmed Black, he looked up at Harry and said, "Are you going to kill me, Harry?"  Now he must have known Harry didn't know how to do the Kadavra spell, and he WAS only 14 years old, but Black certainly didn't discredit the fact that Harry could have magically kill him at that point.  So, yea, there are more ways then one to skin a cat (or kill a wizard) then using the unforgiveables.   That of course doesn't make killing another witch or wizard legal of course.

One last wierd thing on that point.  Remember the trick Sirius pulled on Snape?  Almost leading him to his death?  Remember what the punishment would have been? (Snape mentioned it to Harry).  Being expelled from Hogarts.  So, either killing somebody isn't as great a crime as it is in our society OR getting expelled must be a terrible, terrible punishment.  I guess living in the WW world and not allowed to do magick would be a terrible punishment.  For killing Moaning Myrtle, that was Hagrid's only punishment. (yea he was innocent but he was considered quilty by all but Dumbledore).  Huggs Becky

 Huggs Becky



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