Cruel, Mean, and Nasty - Is this the way of the WW?

[Tesha]

No: HPFGUIDX 158796


> > Tesha wrote:

> >    My questions is--- While we analyze the story, should we try to set
> > aside out our experiences and prejudices to fully enjoy the story, or
> > is feeling the injustice personally an important part of JKR's
stories?
> > 
> > btw: I think DD is great, tho' flawed and imperfect like all of us,
> > still pretty terrific.
> > 
> 
> Ken:
> 
 Our species is red in tooth and
> claw too, we just had to augment our teeth and manufacture claws.


Tesha:
   Right, I agree that people are capable of the worst as well as the
best - we see it daily on both fringes of our society - but let me
refer directly to Hogwarts when I speak of "Unfair". Take Quidditch as
an example, beaters? bludgers? tales abound of broken limbs and
bloddied heads. Scheech! even American Hockey will give a time out for
excessive violence. Slytherin players can be downright nasty - and
have we ever seen any recourse? It seems right somehow for the WW -
but in RL? Yeah, right - the lawyers would have a ball!

So I ask, should we simply view the WW in in't own context? or cringe
when we know Harry's going to get it yet again?