Ginny Haters/ a bit of Draco

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No: HPFGUIDX 152174

> Pippin:
> What about all the people who seem to have completely forgotten 
about 
> Ginny's murderous actions in Book Two?  Should she get a pass 
because
> she was being controlled by Lord Voldemort, but not Draco?

Alla:

Yes, she definitely should IMO, because as Dumbledore said stronger 
witches and wizards had been under Voldemort control ( paraphrasing 
here)


Pippin:
> And before you tell me that Draco got involved of his own free 
will,  let
> me remind you that Ginny stole the Diary back from Harry's room 
when
> she already knew that it was making her do things. She lied to her 
> parents and to Dumbledore himself and said she didn't know the 
> Diary was dangerous. But she did. She's not as perfect as some 
people
> would like to think.

Alla:

He was BRAGGING about his mission on the train, Pippin. Bragging. he 
was happy to participate in the assasination. Before he knew that 
he  would be blackmailed or anything like that.

I don't think that Ginny stealing the Diary and yes, I remember it 
well could be contributed as Ginny's own action. It is not like 
Voldemort stopped controlling her mind to let her steal the diary, 
he just eased the grip a little bit.

Sure, she realised that Diary was making her do bad things, but was 
that Ginny or Voldemort controlled Ginny who stole it back?

I think Voldemort was still in her  and she cannot be hold 
responsible for anything she did after he entered her brain. To me 
it is as simple as that.

No, she is not perfect but IMO Ginny has to work REALLY hard to be 
even close to being as bad as Draco.


Pippin:
<snip> 
> I'm  afraid Ginny gets a pass from some people because Harry likes 
her,
> and others are hard on her for the same reason. 

Alla:

Um, not from me. I could not stand Cho and Harry seemed to really 
like her.

JMO,

Alla