Views of Hermione.

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 "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> It is not the place of a sixteen-year-old
> to punish anyone 

In the corrupt wizard world Hermione lives in there is very little
connection between justice and the law. So if She doesn't punish a
traitor who will? Umbridge?

>  Marietta, as you say, has not broken
> a school rule.

Under the tyranny of Dolores Jane Umbridge the school rules have
become evil, and anyone who refuses to break those rules is evil as well.

> she blackmails Rita Skeeter 

Yes, she did that. Smart girl!

> and imprisons her in a jar for a year. 

No, she didn't do that.

> If Harry's greatest weapon is indeed Love,
> he's going to have to let go of his desire
> for revenge and his hatred of both 
> Voldemort and Snape. 

Yes, sometimes I think that's what JKR has in mind but I certainly
hope not, it would make a terrible story. Killing Voldemort with love,
I think I'm going to be sick.

> Possibly they would also have condoned 
> the murder of Wormtail at the hands 
> of Lupin and Black,

Of all the mistakes Harry has made over 6 books I believe the single
biggest one was made in book 3 when he stopped Lupin and Black from
doing what needed to be done. Voldemort would not have been able to
return and countless people would still be alive.

> Carol, who hopes that both Harry and
> Hermione will learn to distinguish 
> justice from revenge look warm 

Why? Do you really want your fictional heroes to be bloodless
passionless goody two shoe fussbudgets?

Eggplant