Marietta and Hermione (was JKR's Messages ) (was Re: Hermione In Trouble?)

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 "pippin_999" wrote:

> I think Hermione was as wrong to punish
> Marietta the way she did as Umbridge 
> was to use the quill on Harry 

So, you think a breakout in acne is too severe a punishment for a 
piece of scum like Marietta. Let me ask you something Pippin: During 
World War 2 what do you think would have happened to a member of the 
French Resistance who was caught betraying her comrades to the 
Nazis? Do you think she'd get acne or a bullet in the brain?

This is no longer kid stuff, this is serious business, they are in a 
WAR, and in a war sometimes very good people have to do very bad 
things, one hell of a lot worse than giving somebody acne. It's 
unfortunate but true, you need a strong stomach to be a good 
warrior. Marietta got far more mercy than she deserved for her 
treachery and betrayal. If Hermione had done less I would have lost 
all respect for her and labeled her a terminally boring and 
completely useless goody two shoes. 

Pippin, you also seem to think Hermione was wrong to trick Umbridge 
and let her be kidnapped by the unicorns; Good heavens, that vile 
woman was about to torture Harry, probably to death as Harry is not 
the sort to ever give in. And it all would have happened too if 
Hermione hadn't been smart enough to thing of a solution. And yet 
you say she did wrong. Ridiculous.   

Eggplant