The Sneak Mark (was "Slytherin" Hermione?)

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 112697

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" 
<red_light_runner08 at y...> wrote:
> 
> But once it was made an illegal group she could have easily gone 
and told them she wanted to back out (she would have had a perfectly 
good reason) or she could have asked Cho to do it. Just by signing 
she wasn't bound to HAVE to continue with it! She didn't! All the 
books are about choices Marrietta made hers and set off a bad chain 
of events because of it. I agree that she couldn't have really known 
> what would happen but that doesn't excuse her actions. > 
> "Jennifer"


Tonks here:

I agree that this is another example of choice. And since these 
are "Children's" books, this story line is there for a reason. It 
shows children what can happen if you don't stop and think first 
before you act. Having her facial condition for about 8 weeks, is a 
minor thing for an adult(I know some disagree on this), but a major 
thing to a kid. I think JKR uses this as another teaching session on 
choice. It also shows what can happen if you go along with the 
crowd, when you don't really think that you should.

Tonks_op