Harry, Draco and bathroom.

[eggplant107]

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Me:
>It's not boasting if it's true. 

Bart Lidofsky bartl at ... 

> It is boasting, even if it's true

Harry is world class at Defense Against the Dark Arts (Quidditch too),
for Harry to pretend he just hadn't noticed that fact is ridiculous.
If I was born with a aptitude that made me the best in the world at
something and somebody says "wow, you're good" and I respond "Ah
shucks it aint nothing" then one of two things must be true:

1) I am a total fool and just never noticed that other people can't
multiply two thirteen digit numbers in their head in 3 seconds like I can.

2) I am a total hypocrite figuring my insincerity will now make people
think I'm not only smart but modest too.   

> boasting is when one uses one's achievements
> to improve one's reputation 

If your reputation is unjustly low there is nothing wrong in giving it
a boost; boasting is trying to inflate your reputation beyond which
the facts can bear. As you say Harry was just giving the facts. 

> It's important to differentiate between a
> "better" story and a "more interesting" story. 

The distinction eludes me. For me the more interesting story is the
better story is, QED.

"dumbledore11214" dumbledore11214 at ... Wrote:

> of course the horrific results of the spell
> he used should make him feel guilty. 

No it should not, but Harry did indeed feel guilty and that is a
serious character flaw because he had absolutely NOTHING to be guilty
about. If this really is a war and he expects to win then Harry's MUST
do things one hell of a lot worse than slicing up a worthless scumbag
like Draco. This is no time to get squeamish. 

By the way, when the book makes its transition into the Media Who's
Name Must Not Be Mentioned, at least on this list, I keep thinking how
Quentin Tarantino would direct that scene. Buckets and buckets of
blood! I can only hope.

Eggplant