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[Casey]

No: HPFGUIDX 118615



> It's worth remembering that the Dark Arts aren't illegal.  
Voldemort
> and the DE's would not face a trial for using the Dark Arts, they'd
> be tried for murder, assault, mind control, use of the
> Unforgiveables.  I really can't quite understand the logic of 
hexing
> Snape just because he's (supposedly) interested in the DA:
!  Then he'll see he should be good like us!
> 
> Magda 


Correct me if I'm wrong but are the Dark Arts actually illegal now? 
(I'm at work, sorry.) I know they aren't "acceptable" but are they 
outlawed? I remember Draco saying that his mother wanted him to go 
to Durmstrang, and that the Dark Arts were still taught there. 

When I look at Snape during his school years, I think of an 
unattractive, goth kid with limited social skills, being picked on 
by the High School jocks. I guess that's why I give him the benefit 
of the doubt and dislike Sirius so much. That and the fact that I 
can't get past the Shack incident. It was attempted murder in my 
book and we send boys his age to prison for doing similar things 
things today. Instead of trying to feed people to werewolves they 
bring guns to school to get even with those they don't like.

Casey