Good and Bad (again) (was:Re: This shall be Salman Rushdie´s words (Spoiler?)

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> >>Neri:
> <snip>
> However, it was also straightforward that Snape refused to listen 
> to any proof that they weren't guilty, and was rather enjoying    
> himself threatening them with sucking their souls. That's         
> something a good man wouldn't do even if he believes they are     
> guilty. 
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Really?  In the Potterverse?  The same world where a good guy is 
perfectly able to throw a magical curse at a non-magical child 
because he's upset at something that child's father said?  The same 
world where the *hero* expresses a certain amount of glee over the 
fact that a hated teacher may have tripped a jinx, and even goes so 
far as to hope the jinx ends up killing him?

Honestly, I think JKR makes it pretty darn clear that the line 
between being a good man and being a bad man is not quite so clearly 
drawn.  Taking a moment to taunt someone you hate isn't enough to 
shoot you over either side of the line, IMO.  (Not that taunting is 
a *good* thing.  It's just not enough to paint someone as "not 
good".)

Betsy Hp