I See No Difference (was Re: Draco is quite the wizard

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 160783

> Alla:
> 
> Oooooo, I see it now. You actually **believe** Snape when he says 
> that punishment is for disrespecting him and not for the duel, yes?
> 
> But see the reason why I do not believe him is because he 
> **provoked** Harry and Ron, so this is something that they did 
> because of Snape, accordingly I make the conclusion that Snape really 
> wanted to punish Harry and needed something to justify it, that's all.
> 
> I find it very strange to think that Snape punished Harry for 
> disrespecting a teacher, when this teacher was deliberately hurtful 
> and disrespectful first.
> 

Pippin:
In the words of McGonagall, "Do you really think this is about truth
or lies? It's about keeping your head down and your temper under
control!" 

Do you really think it's about who disrespected who? It's about
"[Harry] had reached for his wand before he'd thought what
he was doing." 

If Harry's going to duel or disprespect  a teacher, it should be 
because he's decided to do it, *not* because he's lost his temper
and can't control himself. If Hermione gets hexed it should be 
because she lost a fight, not because she forgot to duck and 
then stood there  snivelling. Strange, how Hermione's punishment
of Marietta in OOP  is excused because this is war, but
Snape is not supposed to be the trio's drill sergeant because it isn't.


Pippin