Hermione and Marietta (was Re: muggle baiting vs. muggle torture)

[arwengryffin]

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> Carol:
> > Punishing a person for snitching by "horribly disfigur[ing]"
> > her with the word "SNEAK" across her face, perhaps permanently,
> > isn't vengeance? How are you defining "vengeance," then?
>
> Alla:
> <snip>
> When you want to punish somebody for the wrong that is done
> *after the fact*, I call it vengeance. Just as what Harry wants
> to do to Snape, **that ** to me is vengeance.
>
> When somebody plans the protection of the group, not even knowing
> whether the betrayal will happens, I call it the **protection
> plans**. It could have been better executed protection plans, but
> IMO  what Hermione came up does not even come close to vengeance.


arwengryffin:
Notice too, guys, that Hermione's "sneak" hex does work to protect
the DA.  Once she breaks out, Marietta stops talking to Umbridge.
It scares her into silence and Umbridge does not get her proof and
DD is able to step in and salvage the situation and keep Harry at
school.  It reminds me of an ink or dye that is left behind on
criminals who try to break into a vault or something.  Hermione did
her job and, IMO, is clearly and consistantly on the side of the
good guys.  She is not evil and she is not out for revenge, again
IMO.