Wrong-headed compassion /Re: Harry Draco and bathroom

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 162733

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, James Lyon <jnoyl at ...> wrote:
>
> Regarding the bathroom scene:
> "...There was a loud bang and the bin behind Harry exploded; 
Harry  
> attempted a Leg-Locker Curse that backfired off the wall behind  
> Malfoy's ear and smashed the cistern beneath Moaning Myrtle, who  
> screamed loudly; water poured everywhere and Harry slipped as 
Malfoy,  
> his face contorted, cried, "Cruci —"
>   "SECTUMSEMPRA!" bellowed Harry from the floor, waving his wand  
> wildly."
> 
> The follow-up to this scene really shows how incompetent 
DoubleDumb  
> is. He never tried to get all the facts of the situation, just  
> instantly blamed Harry for over-reacting. Unless there are 
several  
> other curses that Harry knows that begin with Cruci, Harry 
responded  
> in a very appropriate way.
> 
> Sectumsempra was condemned in this case because Harry did not 
know  
> the effects (that Snape had previously used it on another student  
> seems to have not affected DoubleDumb at all); however, it was 
still  
> appropriate against an unforgiveable.
> <SNIP>

Alla:

Huh? Not everybody blames Harry for overreacting, I am absolutely 
convinced that had Harry not reacted, very bad things could have 
happened to him and the quote that you just brought up shows IMO 
very convincingly that Harry was really really defending himself 
from bad things and was not in control at all.

Oh, and as I also wrote earlier I do not blame Harry when slipping 
and on the floor reacting to Crucio with curse for enemies, since it 
seems quite logical to me that person who is throwing Crucio at you 
can be safely considered your enemy. What I do blame Harry for is 
thinking of Sectusemptra earlier, letting the desire to try this 
curse to stay in his head.

But I am one of those who would say that it would have been much 
better for Harry to never incur that Book. Yes, yes, I know that he 
read about bezoar there and aware of the reasons why it is needed in 
the story, I still think that Harry would have been better off never 
seeing it.


Having said all that, my question to you would be what does 
Dumbledore has to do with that scene?

It is too late of the hour here, so I am assuming I forgot that 
quote, where is Dumbledore instantly blaming Harry of overreacting?

Maybe it would be another "slap Dumbledore" moment for me.

Thanks.

Alla