[HPforGrownups] Was Harry cheathing in Potions in HBP WAS: Re: Bathroom Scene

[Marion Ros]

No: HPFGUIDX 165229

Marion:
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> Sorry, I don't buy that. There's a word for people who condemn a 
flaw in others whilst ignoring it or even nurtering it in themselves; 
those kind of people are called 'hypocrites'. 
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Alla:

You are talking about the HP characters here, yes? Please tell me 
that you are.

Marion:
Well of course I am. Not only would it be totally gauche of me to make an ad hoc comment on this list (or indeed in any debate), but I also talked in my reply about people who condemn a flaw in others whilst ignoring or nurtering the same flaw in themselves *just after* I talked about Harry condeming cheating Lockhart in CoS whilst not noticing his own 'pulling a Lockhart' in HBP.

How did you leap from my assessing Harry's behaviour into accusing me of attacking my list sibs with personal remarks?

Did you simply misinterpret and misunderstand my post or are you trying to bully me with "Are you talking about *me*, bub? Are you talking about *ME*?!!" scare tactics? Or do you simply identify with Harry's character to such a degree that any slight to his character becomes a personal attack on *you*?

Well, whatever the reason, rest assured that I was talking about me being of the opinion that Harry, the character from a book and *not any real person on this list*, has nasty hypocritical tendencies. IMO of course. You might disagree with me of course. Which no doubt you do.

Night, night, don't let the bedbugs bite

Marion (signing off since it's past midnight Over Here)

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