McG punishing Harry and Draco (Re: Why has DD never suggested Snape thank Harry?)

potioncat willsonkmom at msn.com
Sat Nov 13 11:51:32 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 117750



> > 
> > Potioncat:
> > McGonagall "assumed" that Harry had tricked Draco into wandering 
> > around the castle at night by telling a wild story about a 
dragon.
>

>Lupinlore 
> And yet she punished Draco as severely as she punished the 
> Gryffindors.  Blaming the victim?

Potioncat:
She docked Draco 20 points, Harry and the others 50. Draco was 
actively reisting her.  And her point was that nothing gave him the 
excuse to be out of bounds. (I'll agree though the number of points 
is less important, to the actual punishment.) Oddly enough I don't 
remember Snape ever taking points from Harry for being out of bounds.

The real victim is Neville who loses 50 points even though she 
thinks he was tricked too.

>Potioncat 
> > McGonagall jumped all over Harry and the Weasley twin (Fred or 
> > George) for "attacking" Draco after he really insulted their 
> > mothers at the Quidditch game.  
>

Lupinlore: 
> But we don't know how that would have come out in the end, do we?  
> Umbridge interfered before the scene and the situation could fully 
> play itself out.  Had she not done so, McGonagall would have 
probably insisted on, and gotten, a severe punishment for Draco.

Potioncat:
We don't know that.  It is very possible. Just as we do not know 
what Snape was going to do. The only thing I'm sure of is that she 
wouldn't have banned Harry and the twins from the team!

Lupinlore: 
> Because McGonagall *doesn't* take Draco's side.  She comes down on 
> everyone with a severity that is probably unwarranted at times, 
but at least even-handed.

Potioncat:
I think she does take Draco's side although I agree with the second 
part.  I think she remembers some of the Marauder/Severus incidents 
and is reacting a little to that.

I agree Snape is unfair.  I'm not excusing it. In some cases he may 
think it is Harry's fault but he most likely just doesn't care. 

I think my point in this particular thread is that Snape wasn't 
being cruel to Harry in this scene.  He was breaking up a fight and 
taking points from the one who looked like he started it.








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