Was Harry cheathing in Potions in HBP WAS: Re: Bathroom Scene

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 165239

> Marion:
> <SNIP>
> > 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'. 
> <SNIP>
> 
> 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?
> <SNIP>


Alla:

That probably happened because in that very paragraph you talked 
about how fans assessed Harry's cheating and Lockhart cheating.

"
Marion:
Some of the fans on this list try to wiggle out of this 
uncomfortable dilemma by
claiming that a goody two shoes of a hero is no fun hero, or that 
Harry was
perfectly justified cheating because it was payback for having such 
a mean
teacher all those years (and what would be the payback for the 'mean 
teacher'
for having such a cheeky, always anwering back, always opnely 
challinging his
authority student, I wonder?) or even that it was okay for Harry to 
use the
Prince's notes because it's okay to use an advantage others don't 
have (it's
just as okay for Lockhart to use other wizards accomplishments 
because Lockhart
is very good at obliviating said wizards. Hey, if you've got a 
talent, it's okay
to use it illegally for personal gain, right?)

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'.

I'm sorry, fans-who-believe-Harry's-flatulence-doesn't smell <gr>, 
but Harry
might be a fascinating protagonist, but he's not in any way a hero 
as I
interpret the term."

Alla:
But I am very happy that I have misunderstood you. Please forgive me 
for my mistake and thank you for your clarification.