Hagrid and Snape: Was Snape, Apologies, and Redemption

[steven1965aaa]

No: HPFGUIDX 152820

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <rdoliver30 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> And therein is the problem, because many of us simply don't agree 
> that "nice" and "good" are not the same thing.  Or let me put it 
> another way -- one can be nice without being good.  However, I 
> really don't think it's possible to be good without being nice.  
> 
 Steven1965aaa:

I think you would agree that there are many examples of Ron not acting 
in a manner which would be considered "nice" (see Luna's comment that 
he can be rather unkind at times).  I'd have a hard time 
characterizing Sirius as "nice".  Both however are 
unquestionably "good".  I think that "nice" goes to demeanor and how 
one treats others, important certainly but distinct and independent 
from "good / evil".