Being Good and Evil ( Draco and a bit of Ron)/Harry as DD man

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 155354


> Marion:
> I agree. Harry will still have to pay for nearly killing Draco
whilst attacking the crying, distraught boy in the toilets (because
let's face it, he only got a few detentions for near-murder and he
resented even *that* little slap-on-the-wrist by Snape, whilst he
*should've* been grateful that Snape healed Draco, hauling his bacon
out of the fire yet *again* because if he hadn't Harry had been in
Azkaban for murder) 

AD: 
Harry did not attack Draco.

Draco attacked Harry.

Draco fired a hex that shattered a lamp when it missed Harry.

Harry returned fire with a hex, Levicorpus, that was unlikely to
actually hurt Draco.

Draco fired a curse that exploded a bin behind Harry when it hit.

Harry fired off a Leg-Locker, another hex that wouldn't hurt Draco,
that missed, ricocheted, and broke a toilet.

When Harry slipped and fell on the now-flooded floor, Draco attempted
to use the Cruciatus curse on a downed opponent.

It was only then, on the floor, soaking wet and desperate, that Harry
used the Sectumsempra curse.  Up until then, he had tried to defend
himself with fairly benign magic.

"Near-murder"?  No, it wasn't anywhere near murder.

And wouldn't have been even if Draco had bled to death.

Amiable Dorsai