[HPforGrownups]Marietta's punishment (was Re: "Slytherin" Hermione?)

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Alla:
On the other hand, as I said earlier, I tend to think that Harry may 
show true compassion to Marietta in next book and may allow her to 
attend DA lessons, if she will ask.



Hmmm...  First Off let me say that I believe everyone is entitled to an 
oppinion, however I have serious doubts that's ever going to happen!!!  Do you 
remember when YOU were 14?  I'm 22 now, but I can DEFIANTLY tell you that from 
what I remember of 14/15 year olds is that they aren't usually that eager to give 
people who tell on them and get them into trouble second chances!  Marietta 
betrayed the whole DA!  She almost got every one expelled(or worse, we all 
remember what Harry's detention's with her were like) by going to Umbridge!!  
Hermione gave everyone who signed up fair notice of by signing the paper, they 
were promising not to tell Umbridge or anyone else about the DA.  Marietta 
deserved to be punished.  As far as her memory, things would have been so much worse 
if she had remembered and decided to tell Fudge.   Besides once her memory 
was erased, it's not like they really had time to be worring about "poor 
Marietta" Dumbledore had left and everyone was worrying about the future of Hogwarts. 
 As far as forgiving her because she made a mistake, I can see that 
happening.  But as far as letting her come back to DA meetings it reminds me of a 
saying that goes something like this : fool me once shame on you, fool me twice 
shame on me!

Chancie


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