Danger in designating an "Other" / Bad magic

[Dennis Grant]

No: HPFGUIDX 174230

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "montavilla47"
<montavilla47 at ...> wrote:

> If there *are* non-Death Eating Slytherin children and their parents
> are being targeted, then shouldn't at least one or two of them be
> helping out this D.A., even if they weren't in it the first time?  
> Don't they have a stake in the outcome of this conflict?
> 
> If they aren't--if they don't, then the implication is that they are 
> all on Voldemort's side.  

Or perhaps they're just keeping their heads down.

The Headmaster and the two most influential teachers are clearly
aligned with Voldy. Voldy's influence in the outside world is growing
daily. And those crazy Griffendors etc who try to resist are beaten
down most cruelly.

And Snape and the two nasty pieces of work are *teachers*, the legal
authorities of the school! The D.A. are outlaws, breaking the rules!
They *deserve* punishment!

A non-aligned Slytherin could certainly see which way the wind was
blowing, and choose to keep his head down, even if he had no ties to
the Death Eaters himself.

And when Pansy suggests handing over Harry to Voldy - is that evil (I
support Voldy and want to do what he wants) or simple pragmaticism?
(This nutcase is going to attack the school and kill a whole bunch of
people unless we turn over this long time troublemaker and outlaw to
him - so let's give him what he wants and save everybody else)

DG