Marrietta's betrayal

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 111026

Sarah wrote :
"Wow, that's a lot of supposition here!"

Del replies :
Yes it is, but just because it's not as simple as "Marrietta told
because she's a bad girl" or "Marrietta had no reason to tell so she
shouldn't have" doesn't make it untrue. In RL, things are rarely
simple. And quite often even less so in the Potterverse.

Sarah wrote :
"Marietta's away at boarding school.  There's not much her parents 
can do to force her to stop being friends with Cho."

Del replies :
Just because the Trio doesn't fall in that category doesn't mean that
there aren't any kids who care about not betraying their parents'
*trust*. Even, yes, if it means betraying their friends' trust.

You say we don't know this or that, and I agree. But we don't know
that this or that isn't true either. The point is, we don't know
*anything*, so how can we come to any conclusion and condemn Marrietta
so easily ? 

Sarah wrote :
"My biggest problem with Marietta's betrayal is that she could have, 
and should have, told someone else besides Umbridge.  The normal 
protocol at Hogwarts is to go first to the Head of House, who will 
then deal with the situation and bring the student to the Headmaster 
if necessary.  And Dumbledore was headmaster at the time. "

Del replies :
Except that this was not a matter of concern to the Headmaster but to
the High Inquisitor. The normal protocol has been abolished in effect
by the Educational Decrees.

Del