Evil Hermione

[juli17ptf]

No: HPFGUIDX 154956


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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, juli17@ wrote:
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> > than Marietta.
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> > Additionally, Marietta ratted on students who could to her  
knowledge
> > get expelled at most. 

Gerry replied:
> You seem to make awfully light of being expelled. Can you explain why
> you look at it thay way? I think what she tried to do to the others
> was criminal, and maybe, I think now, that is the reason none of the
> teachers wanted to remove that hex. Every time she looks in the mirror
> she is  reminded of the lives she tried to destroy. 
> 

Julie now:
I'm not making light of it, just pointing out the consequences Marietta 
could have foreseen. Of course getting expelled is not a good thing. 
But I also don't think it's *destroying* a life. Surely any students 
expelled could go to another school, or continue their education at 
home. (And the only one really likely to be expelled was Harry). It's a 
far, far cry from the kind of betrayal that Peter was guilty of, that 
which leads to torture and death. 

I also don't understand at all how it could be criminal. She's telling 
an aknowledged authority figure about an illegal club at the school. 
Can you explain what you mean by criminal?

I don't think anyone has denied that Marietta was wrong to betray the 
DA, or that she deserved some kind of punishment. I just think Hermione 
went too far. It would have been sufficient to mark Marietta for a set 
period of time. And, yes, it would have been *much* wiser of Hermione 
to let everyone know what would happen to them if they betrayed the DA 
before they signed the document. Giving out that information would have 
strongly discouraged anyone from such betrayal, and would likely have 
kept out the uncommitted, like Marietta. The DA then would have been 
much more secure, which should have been the real goal. Hermione's 
logic definitely suffered here. 

Julie