Harry's Use of an Unforgivable Curse

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 96088

Dysis:
I completely disagree. Just because Harry cannot cast Crucio the 
correct way doesn't justify the fact that he did try. In our 
society, a criminal can be punished for attempted murder. That 
doesn't mean that he killed anyone, but it means that he wanted to. 
That in itself is a crime. Harry had enough anger in him to want to 
hurt Bellatrix. The justice system doesn't care if it was "righteous 
anger" or not. I think JKR is trying to tell us that Harry has a lot 
of anger that he can't control, and pretty soon it'll cause him some 
problems.

vmonte responds:
According to the law people can defend themselves when their lives 
are in danger. I see no reason why Harry should be punished when it's 
obvious that B was trying to kill him.