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

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Eggplant wrote:
"If Hermione were to actually act in the way you recommend she would
be so sweet, so very very sweet it would be revolting, like the 
sickly sweet smell of a decaying corpse. "
 
Del replies:
That's your problem if you don't like it. But don't turn what is
strictly your opinion and preference into a fact, because it isn't a
fact. I personally happen to love very very sweet people.


Alla:

He! Absolutely, Del. As long as person is sincere in his /her 
sweetness, I love such people too. You know, when person genuinely 
loves other people and tries to do the right hing, what is not to 
like?

Anyways, just wanted to agree. :o)



Del replies:
And while we're talking about facts : there was NO official war going
on in OoP. Marrietta had NO obligation of any kind (including moral)
to believe Harry when he said that LV was reborn, she had NO
obligation to side with him. And she had NO obligation to keep a word
she NEVER freely gave. Even less so if you think ethics are 
pointless.


Alla:

Well, here I must disagree, especially since I don't think that 
eithics are pointless.
Moreover, as you know I don't believe in absolute relativism of the 
morals.

Such as - if person decides to join LV because of his/her personal 
morals, I do NOT consider such person to be good one and I don't 
believe that this is relative, IMO.

I believe that war was already there in OOP, even though it was not 
official yet.

Personally, I believe that Marietta had NO business coming to DA int 
he first place, period. You were talking about Cho being persuasive 
and I frankly don't remember Cho forcing Marietta to do anything.

I mean I remember Marietta not looking very sure in herself, when 
she came, but besides I think I am turning blank.

Could you give me the quote, which supports Cho forcing anything on 
Marietta, please?
If I were to speculate, who knows, maybe Marietta's mother told her 
to come and spy on DA?

This is just speculation, of course, BUT if it was true, I would 
feel NO sympathy for Marietta.

As it is, I believe that Hermione went overboard on this one (in a 
sense that she could have used different, but some punishment was 
definitely due, IMO) and I feel for Marietta... but not much.

I just.... don't like traytors, even if they are fifteen years old.

Alla