Harry learning from Snape (was: stopper death)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 114456


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dzeytoun" 
<dzeytoun at c...> wrote:
  >  Justice is MUCH more important than efficiency or peace.<

It may not  be a question of efficiency or peace, it may be a 
question of handing the victory to Voldemort in order to salve 
Harry's pride. 

This argument reminds me of a 20th century epitaph:

This is the grave of Mike O'Day
Who died maintaining his right of way
His right was clear, his will was strong,
But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong.

As for the wisdom of Dumbledore's tolerating people who hold 
moral convictions other than his own, IMO, freedom of thought is 
far more valuable than efficiency or peace. It is  always  easy to 
find people who will mindlessly agree in return for not having to 
take the responsibility themselves. 

But if the boss surrounds himself with such people then there 
will be no one to tell him when he is wrong. I think Dumbledore 
knows that and Harry is learning it--he'd have been far better off if 
he hadn't cowed Hermione into silence at the end of OOP.

Pippin