Being Good and Evil (was:Re: Harry's arrogance (was Evil ...

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> >>Betsy Hp:
> > <snip> 
> > Generally, if you've branded someone's face, or tortured someone 
> > significantly weaker than you, you're not wearing a white hat.

> >>Sandy:
> I don't have a problem one with what Hermione did to Marietta but 
> you have made it abundantly obvious through your many, many posts 
> about it that you do. 
> What do you suggest should or would have been an appropriate way   
> to handle the matter? What would be appropriate punishment for a   
> traitor?

Betsy Hp:
Traitor?  She told about a study group.  Snitch is probably a better 
word.  And no, I really don't think permanent disfiguration is a 
civilized form of punishment.  It's pretty revolting to me to mark 
someone like that.  And especially when you've got one fifteen year 
old girl marking another teenage girl...  It's anarchy to my mind.

If the mark had lasted for a few days, so that everyone knew what 
Marietta had done and then they moved on, I'd have been a bit more 
comfortable with it.  But instead Marietta's life has been ruined.  
All because she supported her friend.  Nasty, IMO.

But in the end, Marietta didn't break any rules.  Not even school 
rules.  So honestly, I'm not sure *any* punishment was necessary.  
In either case, Hermione is not an authority figure and the DA is 
not a governmental group.  They don't have the authority, IMO, to 
mete out punishment.

Once the other DA members realized Marietta was the snitch (which 
they would have without the mark because Harry found it out) there 
would have been social consequences, and I think that would have 
been enough.  And Hermione wouldn't have been tarred, herself.

> >>Sandy:
> I think she got off lucky, and with that scar as a permanent      
> reminder maybe she'll think twice in the future before she lets    
> herself be pressured into doing something just because a friend   
> wants her to even though she doesn't agree or believe in it. 

Betsy Hp:
Marietta's life is ruined.  Can you imagine her job interviews?  
Meeting new people?  I'm not sure why you consider her lucky.  I do 
think lessons were learned.  IIRC, Ravenclaw doesn't have much to do 
with Harry once the DA is done.  And I'm fairly confident the rest 
of the student body recognize that Hermione is completely 
untrustworthy, if not out and out dangerous.

Hermione has shown herself to be to Harry as Umbridge is to Fudge.  
Personally, that bothers me.  That sort of self-righteousness is 
dangerous, IMO.

Betsy Hp