Understanding Marietta (long) (Was: Evil Hermione)

[Neri]

No: HPFGUIDX 154980


> 
> Carol responds:
> <big snip> 
> Rather than telling
> them what they want to know, Harry confronts Zacharias with "I 
fought
> him!" and, in essence, if you don't believe Dumbledore (who told 
them
> only the condensed version of Cedric's murder), you don't believe 
me,
> followed by an angry, "If you've come here to find out exactly what 
it
> looks like when Voldemort kills someone I can't help you. I don't 
want
> to talk about Cedric Diggory, all right? So if that's what you're 
here
> for, you might as well clear out" (341). Yes, very convincing, 
Harry.
> Very helpful in assuring Zacharias, Marietta et al. that you're not 
an
> attention-seeking liar with an unstable, possibly violent streak.
> 


Neri:
Er... what? Are you actually saying that Zacharias, Marietta et al. 
*shouldn't* have trusted Dumbledore's word completely? Just because 
he didn't supply them with a few clarifying details?

Or, wait ,wait, are you saying that Zacharias, Marietta et al. 
thought that Dumbledore was generally a good person, but that he was 
duped to think that Voldemort was back just because he chose to 
believe a suspicious story told him by a person appearing to be an 
attention-seeking liar with an unstable, possibly violent streak?

So are you actually claiming that the argument "Dumbledore believes 
person X, therefore if you don't believe person X you don't believe 
Dumbledore" is *not* a viable argument??? 

Carol, I'm shocked. 

<veg>

Neri