"I Must Not Tell Lies"

[Josh Warren]

No: HPFGUIDX 109291

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:
> DuffyPoo now:
> Thanking Pam, first of all, for posting what will amount to be my 
answer as well.  I never forgot HP was being punished for telling the 
truth, but he does have a tendency to lie or, as Pam said, withold 
information.  Catching a glance at even the thin white scars might 
make him stop and think.  My initial post was actually using the scar 
as a reminder not to lie, or, to always tell the truth in front of DD 
now that he knows DD is a "sufficiently accomplished Legilimens" 
himself to know when he's being lied to...especially in HPs case when 
many times what he's 'lying' about or 'covering up' are rolling 
around in his head while he's making up his mind what to say.  
> 

See, I still see it as the reverse... Harry finally tells the truth, 
and boom... gets punished for it. Reminds me a bit of MM telling the 
trio to go back to their dorm at the end of PS/SS. Harry has never 
had a good experience dealing with authority... of any kind. 
Everyone, and I do mean everyone, has refused to listen to him at 
some point or the other, or outright lied to him.

I more feel that the scar will remind him of this... adults cannot be 
trusted.

Josh