Hogwarts Teachers - Lockhart (was History at Hogwarts) (was Re: Wizard Persecuti

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 126274


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone"
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <bob.oliver at c...> 
> wrote:
> > Lupinlore now:
> >  And a few 
> > threats to some Muggles that richly deserve them doesn't 
> > counterbalance turning a blind eye to ten years of child abuse.
> 
> GEO: Which would then go along with the rest of the wizarding 
> world's opinion of treating those that they regard as weak as their 
> inferiors. Sorry, but I really don't see him doing it especially 
> when he is a critic of the pov of wizards towards their "inferiors".
> 

Well, I can see that argument, but I'm sorry to say I completely and
vehemently disagree with it.  To balance his own conscience on Harry's
pain would be a thoroughly indefensible move on Albus' part.  It may,
truthfully, be in character, but is certainly NOT the attitude of an
"epitome of Goodness."

Which, I think, is just to say that we need a LOT more information
from Rowling on these questions.