Whose side are we on?? :was: Arthur right or not?

[Kathryn Lambert]

No: HPFGUIDX 156094

Ceridwen:
>>> <enormous snip>
Not pranking Muggles and not passing judgement on someone is not an
unattainable standard. Luna has no problem in holding back, even
when people outright steal her things. We have never heard that
Lavender Brown has done any such thing to a Muggle, or anyone else.
Nor has Neville, and we haven't heard of any such thing from Dean.
No one is advocating the Wise Twins Sitting At The Right Hand here.
We're advocating that they get called on bad behavior, period, before the consequences become prohibitive.
<really enornous snip> <<<


Katie replies:

Ok, I agree with many things you wrote in your reply - especially about the whole escapist reader thing, however, I really would not want my kids to be like Luna. I love Luna, but she allows herself to be bullied. I don't think it's a positive attribute that she allows people to steal things from her and ridicule her to her face and she doesn't speak up for herself. The reason bullies remain bullies is because they are allowed to be.

In order to not get too off-topic...Lavender and Dean are not on the front lines of this fight. Lavender and Dean are not burdened daily with the knowledge of what is really going on. The extent of the LV problem only came out to the whole wizarding world in HBP. Harry, Hermione, DD, the Weasleys...they have all been burdened with this knowledge for years. They have been ridiculed, frustrated, threatened, bullied...and in no way am I saying that they are entitled to bully people back just because they are on the front lines.

However, what I AM saying is that it is HARD to continually fight for right and have little support. And I guess my whole bottom line of this whole thread is...let's give them a break. They deserve to make mistakes, to be rotten once in a while, and to still be heroes. My favorite heroes are the flawed ones...Indiana Jones, Aragorn, Robin Hood...and Harry. And Fred and George. Warts and all.

Katie, who would be happy to drink and smoke with Ceridwen, as long as we don't talk about this anymore! ; )






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