Harry & Seamus.

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 115631


Finwitch wrote :
"I think while Harry usually finds it unthinkable that anyone could 
even consider the possibility that he's a murderer (as with Justin and
Draco's snake). However, it is obvious to him that if they don't 
believe that Voldemort's back, they're accusing *him* for killing
Cedric. And Harry's deeply offended that his classmate even considers
 the possibility that he's killed someone."

Del replies :
Killing doesn't necessarily mean murdering. Accidents do happen.
Moreover I would rather guess that Seamus and others like him were
actually trying to find an explanation of Cedric's death that would
include neither LV being reborn (unacceptable), nor Harry killing
Cedric (unthinkable). A third solution, one that wouldn't be so
uncomfortable. But yes, I do understand that Harry would automatically
conclude that whoever doesn't believe his version of events believes
that he killed Cedric. But unfortunately, getting mad is the surest
way of *reinforcing* people's misconceptions.

Finwitch wrote : 
"How about all those occasions when Harry was defending/helping 
Neville, BTW? Like fetching Neville's Remembrall after Malfoy snatched
it? Or staying behind in order to help Neville out of the trap-stair?"

Del replies :
The Remembrall episode was more about Harry and Draco than about
Neville himself.
Harry's acts of kindness towards Neville might not have had any witnesses.
Of course, there's also the little matter of the Full Body Bind or
whatever it's called that Hermione performed on Neville in PS/SS ;-)
But anyway, as we saw in CoS, those little things are unfortunately
easily forgotten when more compelling "evidence" is presented.

Del