Bathroom scene again WAS: Re:Weasley Family Dynamics/To t...

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 165059

> Amiable Dorsai:
> I must say that I'm truly impressed by the number of people on this
> thread, who, when a split second decision has been thrust upon 
them,
> have, apparently, never said the wrong thing, never zigged when 
they
> should have zagged, never hit the brakes when they should have 
turned
> the wheel and who have always, even when a choice needed to be made
in
> the time between "cru" and "io", weighed their options, consulted a
> lawyer, prayed for guidance, and made a cost-benefit analysis 
before
> acting.
>
> I congratulate you.

Magpie:
I'm equally impressed with the tenacity that the issue keeps getting
changed.

The actual issue is, if you *did* say the wrong thing in a split
second decision, would you be able to consider that you said the 
wrong thing? Or would you insist you must have done the right thing, 
or the best thing you could do, because you did it. Or can your 
actions not be spoken about at all because of what somebody else did
or what the situation was? Because if Harry didn't make the best
decision here you'd think it wouldn't be so shocking that anyone 
would actually say that. Rather than justifying Harry's decision at 
every turn and answering any disagreements anyone might have with 
those justifications with accusations that the person's expecting 
Harry to be perfect or has never made a mistake themselves--so let's 
get back to talking about how Harry is being unfairly treated again. 
I would guess many people who point out that Harry didn't *have to* 
use this spell and is somewhat responsible for casting it have 
probably made plenty of mistakes themselves and might even be 
thinking about them and identifying with Harry in that situation. 

I think Harry's longtime relationship with Draco, and his being drawn
to the "for enemies" idea of the spell, and the power that he
unleashed in himself without consciously wanting to are part of the
story and Harry too. Harry doesn't always have to be the biggest
victim in the scene.

Lana:
Of course I agree that you should have a "questioning" period. And I
am sure that Harry would have had no problem with that. I also think 
that if asked Harry would have given his thoughts over as well. But 
would Draco? Not hardly. He would stand the risk of them finding out 
his plan.

Magpie:
Luckily, people in canon seem to hit on the idea anyway: Harry and
Draco were fighting again and Draco got hurt.

-m