On the trivial and the profound

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 165473

> >>Magpie:
> > I don't think seeing Harry's faking
> > his ability at Potions as dishonest
> > has to come from a love of criticizing Harry. 

> >>Eggplant:
> Don't be silly, of course people love to criticize Harry! Do you
> honestly think this thread would be one tenth as long as it is if
> Draco had done it, or Snape?
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
It'd be silly to think otherwise. <eg>  Once again, I've yet to see 
people post about hating the Harry threads as they do the Snape 
threads.  And even in this Harry thread, Snape got dragged in.

I suspect that if someone with a scientific or mathmatical mind got 
into it, Snape, Draco and Harry would be found to be the more popular 
characters to discuss.

> >>Eggplant:
> I'd like to make a brief diversion because I hope somebody can clear
> up a mystery for me. As I said before Harry and Hermione NEVER get a
> free pass, but strangely Ron does. Without a doubt in 6 books the
> absolute worst behavior of any of the 3 main characters was Ron's in
> book 4. 
> <snip>
> ...but what I want to know is, did Ron get that free pass from the 
> same place that Snape did?
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
I'll take a wild guess and say that it's because this incident took 
place two books and seven years ago?  Have you searched the archives 
for threads from that time period?  Because as far as I can recall, 
Ron's actions in GoF were a big reason for the wife-abuser!Ron 
theories that circled the fandom for a while there.

It's also one of the major citations given for the traitor!Ron 
predictions that get made whenever fans start making predictions.

> >>lealess:
> > I wish someone would define "Free Pass" for me 

> >>Eggplant: 
> Why? You know perfectly well what it means.

Betsy Hp:
Blech... This is one of those non-answers I despise.  It's right up 
there with, "You mean you don't *know*!?!" that was so popular back 
in grade school.  I'll make the same assumption I made when children 
gave that answer to a question: you have no idea what you mean when 
you say "free pass".

Betsy Hp