The Train Scene GoF/ Hero vs Anti-Hero/Draco, Ginny, & Tom, oh m

[Sharon]

No: HPFGUIDX 162534

I'm not going to snip relevant passages about how lacking the Gryffs are in responsibility, morals, etc or how "bad" they are to all hex / jinx the Slytherins; but to reply to this thread:

I think we are all forgetting that these incidents are all taking place in the WIZARDING WORLD!  where it is commonplace to use minor hexes and jinxes in the passages of Hogwarts.  I think that, while we would be horrified at the various degrees of what looks like attacks on each other in the real world, we must remember that the consequences of these attacks are very different here.  For instance: broken bones are healed overnight, blood is siphoned away, buck teeth, overgrown eyebrows & toenails are corrected almost instantly, broken windows, glasses & bowls are fixed with a wave & a word.  Why worry about the damages when (mostly) everything can be fixed?
These kids have talents and abilities beyond "normal" people and therefore a greater struggle to control them. Many of these kids come from muggle backgrounds where there is no example of how to cope with this.  Others come from wizarding backgrounds where magical power is a casual thing.

(I like the "WILD WEST" comment -  the victors are those fastest on the draw)

I think JKR is doing well to reflect the tense type of atmosphere that exist during the period just before and during a war - just think of the  "wildness" that seems to be prevalent at these times - eg Hitler youth attacking their own countrymen because they are Jews

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