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

[Lana]

No: HPFGUIDX 165088

>eviljunglechicken:
>Harry didn't give over the Halfblood Prince's book, going as far as 
to lie about it and hide it. Would he really be so eager to
 >expose 
his taking credit for the remarkable innovations he's 
>shown in 
>potions which are not his work at all? Or risk admitting he 
considered using a fellow housemate as a human guinea 
>pig for this 
>particular curse which proved potentially fatal? 
>I don't think either of the two boys wanted this matter looked into 
>in any more detail. 

Lana writes:
There is no doubt that neither boy would want it to be investigated nor have their memories drawn.  However, if given the choice, I think Harry would have been more inclined to give in than Draco would have.  No matter that Harry lied about Potions or not.  I think that deep down Harry would have done the right thing and confessed everything.  He is just that way. 

>wynnleaf wrote:
I think in this case -- in the book -- JKR did not intend to suggest 
that there should have been any greater degree of >extensive 
questioning. Harry didn't offer any excuses of it being self-
>defense, so there was no reason to search for evidence that it could 
have been self-defense.

>We know through Harry that McGonagall and the entire staff knew a 
>good deal about the incident -- at least as far as the degree of 
>injury to Draco and the use of Dark Magic -- because McGonagall said 
it did merit expulsion. However, there's no hints from
 >anyone, 
including McGonagall who we can presume would stand 

>up for her 
student, that a normal staff practice would be to hold 
>some sort of 
>further inquiry. 

>So I think we have to assume, since all the staff knew about it, 
>that it wasn't a normal practice to do further inquiry.


Lana writes:
I agree completely.  I don't htink there was ever the intention to do further investigation.  While it does seem strange to me, it is possible (at least in my mind) that the teachers were preoccupied with more pressing matters.  Draco could be healed and that is that.  I do have to assume that since Harry did not offer excuses, it shows that Harry was not trying to cover anything up.  It shows to me that he is prepared to accept consequence if not forced to tell the truth or at least put under pressure to tell the truth.
  

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