[HPforGrownups] On lying and cheating

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 165243

> eggplant wrote:
>
> People say Harry cheated in potions, but nobody can point to a rule he
> violated. There is certainly no rule saying you can only use your
> textbook to complete your studies, otherwise Hogwarts wouldn't have a
> library. Harry didn't lie, he never told Slughorn "I was only reading
> the standard textbook". Harry not only followed the letter of the law
> he followed the spirit of the law too. He found a way to do things
> that was better than that idiotic textbook and he ran with it. Good
> for him!
>

Kemper now:
If you sleep with someone else and don't tell your spouse.  And your
spouse doesn't ask if you slept with anyone else.  You broke vows and
your marriage is a lie whether your spouse knows it or not, you're
still a cheat.

I personally don't care that Harry lied by omission to Slughorn or
lied directly to Snape; but I know that he cheated.

Kemper