Harry, Draco and bathroom

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"justcarol67" justcarol67 at ... wrote: 

> Harry knows quite well that a Cruciatus 
> curse doesn't kill 

But the Cruciatus does make its victims wish they were dead. 

> He has felt it himself. He knows
> exactly what he's protecting himself from. 

Indeed Harry does know what he's protecting himself from. The
Cruciatus caused a 14 year old boy to wish he were dead. Think about
that for a second, it's not a cliché or a meaningless phrase, Harry
was in such pain he really and truly WISHED HE WAS DEAD! You don't
forget something like that.

> So Harry isn't protecting himself
> from death or insanity.

So you think that if Harry had done nothing he still might have left
that bathroom with his life and sanity still intact. Well maybe, but
would it be unreasonable for Harry to think otherwise, especially as
he knows Draco has hated him with passion for 6 years? I think not. If
I were Harry protecting myself would receive a bit more consideration
than seeing that no harm came to my torturer.

And Carol, do you really want your literary heros to be that wimpy,
that politically correct?  

Eggplant