The Statute of Secrecy

[Tesha]

No: HPFGUIDX 159070

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn at ...> wrote:
>
> > Ken:
> > The Statute of Secrecy is a tough, tough law to enforce and obey, I
> > grant that. It does not *force* anyone to act unethically.

> a_svirn:
> Although I agree with you on the question of forgeries I think that
> stature of secrecy does force one to act unethically. Because memory
> charms *are* unethical

Tesha:
   I disagree, from the legal Encyclopedia:
"Aristotle was one of the first great philosophers to study the
subject. To him, ethics was more than a moral, religious, or legal
concept. He believed that the most important element in ethical
behavior is knowledge that actions are accomplished for the betterment
of the common good."

  Where is the harm in DD making it easier on Mrs. Cole to agree? And
my goodness, a document? Do wizards actually need legal documents -
pre-printed and carried along in a nasty old briefcase??  I can make a
check on a coctail napkin... make a confession with my dying breath...
and I live in a MOST muggle sort of place!

   Really, looking to make DD a bad guy here is just silly.