Is Harry a Murderer / Killer!! ?? !! Yeah or Nah??<snipped>

[sugaranddixie1]

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> Laurel Lei here...
> 
> Actually, I don't remember stating that I thought "Gryffindor" Harry 
> is a wimp or that he wasn't a good "man" boy... let me rephrase... 
> my sons questioned why Harry was only given detentions for harming 
> Draco in such a manner?  Or why he wasn't sent to Azkaban 
> for "using" an unforgivable curse. Again, just gaining others 
> perspectives on how they rationalize the death or harm of another.


ET with a thought on this: 

Well there is always the perspective & life experiences of the person 
meting out the punishments to consider.  For example, when Harry 
performed the "cutting" curse on Draco, he was caught by Snape who 
strongly suspected (actually "knew" by occlumency) where Harry had 
learned that spell.  If Snape had given Harry a stricter punishment, it 
might have got the eye of DD & others in a way not favorable to himself.

Plus, Snape had used (as well as created) that spell himself in the past
and perhaps that might have had a bearing on how he handled things. He 
may also have picked up on Harry's bewilderment at the results of the 
curse & realized that Harry had not meant to cause Draco that amount of 
harm. In other words, he might have made allowances for Harry's youth & 
inexperience.

Or to use a real-life analogy , it sometimes depends on what judge you 
go up in front of......


ET- who thinks it's great that your sons ask those kind of questions! :)