Marietta's scarring was: Dumbledore Disgusted

[coriandra2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 175946

Ceridwen:
> <SNIP>
> > Teens of under sixteen years of age, or just at sixteen, have been
> > harshly condemned in the Potterverse for going against the ethical
> > rules.  Marietta is condemned to permanent scarring (per JKR
> > interview, recent) because she betrayed the DA.  Never mind that,
> to
> > remain loyal to them, she would have to choose between them and her
> > mother.  She was a traitor either way, and once she went to that
> > first meeting, where the DA was misrepresented to her, she had no
> > choice but to be a traitor.

I both agree and disagree with statement.  Yes, DA was misrepresented
to Marietta and she should have been allowed to get out.  And no, she
didn't deserved to be scarred for life, just taught a lesson until she
left Hogswart.  However, I think it was a perfectly fitting lesson for
its time.  Marietta could have gone to Dumbledore, or Flitwick (her
Head of House) or McGonagil (Harry's Head of House) with her concerns.
The fact that she went to Umbridge, however, when she knew or should
have known what kind of person Umbridge was, I think says something
about her character.

Coriandra