Apologies and responsibility

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 139370

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107"
<eggplant107 at h...> wrote:
>  Pippin:
> 
> > what about Hermione's objection that
> > the HBP's spells and techniques weren't
> > likely to be Ministry approved? 

Eggplant:
> I hate to say this but when Hermione started talking about 
Ministry approved spells and techniques I was reminded 
unpleasantly of Umbridge who said almost exactly the same thing 
in OOTP. After what we've seen of the Ministry I would say if they 
DID approve of something it's time to become suspicious and 
take a good hard look at it.

Pippin:
I'm sure that's exactly what you were supposed to think. But in 
fact the spells that Umbridge was trying to remove from the
syllabus and refusing to teach in DADA *were* Ministry approved.
Stopping people from using non-approved items is what
Arthur Weasley's doing these days, are you suspicious of him
too?

The point being made with sectum sempra was that Harry's pure
heart doesn't protect him from doing Dark Magic unintentionally.
He needs to realize this, though he hasn't yet,  as a necessary 
prelude to forgiving himself for his unintentional role in Sirius's 
death.

I agree that it was very natural of Harry to use the spell. It was
imprudent  rather than wicked. He is not going to get over all
his weaknesses in time for the final showdown -- what he 
needs to do, as Fake!Moody told him, is play to his strengths.

Pippin