Wrong-headed compassion (was Re: Harry Draco and bathroom)

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No: HPFGUIDX 162713

Lupinlore:

> On the other hand, there IS a situation where one can, I think, argue
> pretty strongly that wrong-headed compassion messed up everything,
> and that is the situation with Wormtail in PoA.  If Harry had kept
> his trap shut, Wormtail's death would have neatly foreclosed the
> route of Voldy's return, Sirius and Dumbledore would both still be
> alive, and even the child-abusing Snapey-poo would still be safely
> ensconced in his reprehensible practices.
> 
> 
> Lupinlore, thinking that if Harry should feel guilty for anything,
> THAT is what he should worry about

Alla:

While I think that JKR will do Gollum like thingie with Peter and will 
show that sparing his life was okay in the long run, I do agree with 
you in a sense that but for leaving Peter alive several things that 
already happened may not have happened. Of course again this is not a 
guarantee, but pretty big chance IMO.

I mean, even if Peter plays a part in helping Harry at the end, whether 
he does it or not, Sirius and Dumbledore are dead, and if Peter would 
have died, that may not have happened.

On the other hand, it is not like Harry showed sympathy for Peter, 
really. He was worrying about not letting Sirius and Remus be murderers 
and was quite okay with Peter being kissed, too bad Harry could not 
predict what JKR had in mind, hehe.

So, in short, I really cannot blame Harry for saving Sirius and Remus 
souls from being ripped apart, even though I agree with you about 
preferring Peter being dead already.

I think here is actually plot dictated reasons and character dictated 
reasons meshed up very nicely ( as in Peter needed to eb alive for the 
plot and Harry sparing him)

JMO,

Alla