Being Good and Evil (was:Re: Harry's arrogance (was Evil Snape)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 154558

> Alla:
> 
> Like or dislike should not have to do anything with it, yes, but in 
> book reality the fact that guys that committed bad things are often 
> get punished IMO should matter, yes.
> 
> Rape is such an unconscionable action that it cannot come into play 
> as carmic punishment at all, but what Marietta got? IMO very very 
> proportionate punishment IMO.
> 
> You know - for Marietta to remember that to betray - equals bad 
> consequences, if her own conscience was not strong enough to tell 
> her that.

Pippin:
But Marietta can't remember anything, so what good is this punishment
doing her? And disfigurement, the word canon uses,  *is* unconscionable 
punishment -- that's why it went out of use in RL, except in places like 
Nazi concentration camps.

In the Potterverse, facial disfigurement is associated with Harry's scar,
 Mad-eye Moody's injuries, and Bill's mauling by Fenrir, all inflicted by
Death Eaters. Hermione is in bad company here.

I hope that seeing what Bill is going through may get her to see that
she should lift the curse if she can.

Hermione did what was easy, enchanting the parchment to punish,
instead of what was right -- letting the group decide what should be
done about traitors. We, er, do believe in democracy, don't we?

Pippin