Draco victim in GOF/ Harry in HBP

[susanmcgee48176]

No: HPFGUIDX 150492

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "katssirius" <katbofaye at ...> 
wrote:
>
> All the arguments to justify attacking Draco at the end of GOF can 
be 
> used to make it perfectly fine to attack Harry on the train ride to 
> school in HBP.  Harry goes in uninvited, spys on the Slytherins in 
> order to tell on them, gets caught by a boy who is in terrific pain 
and 
> stress because his father is in prison and his family is under a 
death 
> threat from Voldemort.  It is amazing to me that the same people 
who 
> argue that the trio is allowed to deal out justice or retribution 
will 
> now say but it isn't okay for Draco to do it.
> 
> katssirius and wondering if JKR can possibly create a seventh book 
as a 
> first time storyteller to meet our expectations
>

Uh, a boy who is in terrific pain and stress because his father is in 
prison, etc....so he stamps on someone and breaks their nose? Lots of 
people are under terrible stress, but few break others' noses.

Susan