Dark Magic and Snape / Dark Creatures

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 161514


> > Magpie:
> > I wonder if that is meant to mirror the problems with the way they're 
> dealt  in canon.  I mean, it seems to me that werewolves being classified 
> the way they are is seen by JKR as a misconception. Lupin *shouldn't* be 
> judged as  anything but the man he is, with a condition that's not his 
fault but  can be controlled.  Fenrir, too, should be judged by his human 
self (which is bad).
> 
> a_svirn:
> That's sort of what I think myself. But that's a kind of explanation 
> that prompts further questions. Like what if there are other creatures, 
> persons and charms that were labelled dark unjustly? Even more ominous: 
> what if there are charms or potions that *should* have been proclaimed 
> dark, but weren't for some opportunistic reason? In short, what if Dark 
> Magic is what the Ministry says it is? If so, we can safely dismiss the 
> notion.

Pippin:
But we can't, because that would be saying that there is no good and
evil, only power and those too weak to use it. The fact that their
ability to distinguish between good and evil is subject  to error
does not release wizards from trying to make the distinction. The
perfect must not be allowed to become the enemy of the good.

I agree that some Dark Magic is proceeding unrecognized. The spells
that enslave House Elves should be labelled Dark, IMO, but
clearly they aren't.

Pippin