Double standards and believing

[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 121037



> Del comments:
> Ernie's parents believe DD so Ernie believes Harry : good.
> Seamus' mother believes Fudge so Seamus believes Fudge : bad.
> 
> Cho learns to think by herself and doesn't do as her parents wish :
good.
> Percy learns to think by himself and decides not to follow in his
> family's decisions : bad.
> 
> Draco doesn't question his family's traditions : bad.
> Most of the Weasley children don't question their friend and family :
> good.
> 
> People don't believe in LV's resurrection : bad.
> Hermione doesn't believe in heliopaths : good.
> 
> Luna believes in crumpled-horned snorkacks : bad.
> Luna believes in resurrection and life after death : good.
> 
> See where I'm going ?
> There are way too many double-standards being applied sometimes on
> this list IMO.
> 

Tammy:

I'm weighing in on the discussion rather late, as I had little time to
reply before this...

I think what it ultimately comes down to is INTENT. 

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> Ernie's parents believe DD so Ernie believes Harry : good.
> Seamus' mother believes Fudge so Seamus believes Fudge : bad.
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Ernie, who knows Harry and trusts Harry, and probably trusts his
parents, follows his instinct and supports Harry. The intent behind
that is good, so the action is good.

Seamus, as someone else pointed out, didn't get a chance to finish his
thoughts, he reacted to Harry's insults (rightly so), by being defiant
and going against what he probably really believed in his heart, so
that was bad. 

I think that JKR, throughout all the books, is trying to show that
good people do bad things (Fudge, Umbridge, Ron, Seamus, Dumbledore)
and bad people do good things (Snape). Rather than looking at things
in a strictly bad/good manner, things should be taken more as what
their intent was. 

-Tammy