Views of Hermione (was:Re: witches of the world (was: Lavender vs Hermione)

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 160412

> >>Amiable Dorsai:
> So, let me see if I understand:  Hermione was wrong, wrong, wrong 
> to do what she did to try to find and stop the person who was      
> attempting to murder (as in kill) *people like her*...

Betsy Hp:
I think just one "wrong" will do it. <g>  Hermione did steal, she 
did assult, she did invade.  Was it worth it?  Eh, I'm of two 
minds.  On the one hand, Draco wasn't guilty so it's a massive waste 
of her "wrongs done" quota.  But on the other hand, now they *know* 
Draco isn't guilty, and that's one name scratched off the list.

But I do think it's bad to suggest that because Hermione was the one 
to come up with the plan, and that because she had a "good reason" 
for it, suddenly stealing, assult and invasion becomes a *good* 
thing.  It makes me think of that saying: "Take what you want, but 
pay for it."  Hermione should have recognized that she was doing 
something wrong there.  She might see it as worth it, but she should 
recognize her own culpability.

> >>Amiable Dorsai:
> but Marietta's betrayal of 20-odd students--including her best     
> friend—to a torturer is really no big deal?

Betsy Hp:
Not at all.  This isn't about Marietta or Marietta's actions.  It's 
about Hermione and Hermione's actions.  Hermione felt there were 
circumstances that gave her authority to disfigure (possibly 
permanently) a peer.  And she has shown no signs of either regret or 
misgiving.

Marietta was wrong.  Hermione was horrifying.

Betsy Hp