Backlash?

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No: HPFGUIDX 163409

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Megan Lerseth 
<megan_phntmgrl at ...> wrote:
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> What I'm trying to say here is that even the most noble causes 
will have their extremists. I don't understand why there are no 
insults in the books characterizing all pure-bloods as inbred 
freaks, or diversity-minded vigilantes going and Avada Kedavra-ing 
pureblood families in the dead of night. That's what happens in the 
real world, and I think it would be interesting to see Harry and the 
other heroes have to deal with people on "their" side using Dark 
tactics against the Death Eaters.
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> Megan
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Lilygale here: 
I think we see an inkling of this kind of behavior in James' and 
Sirius' actions towards Severus.  Because Sirius believes that Snape 
is "up to his eyeballs in the Dark Arts" (sorry, an approximate 
quote because I am canonless at the moment), James and Sirius feel 
somehow justified in taunting, hexing and embarrassing him.  After 
all, he's just a dirty little Dark Arts freak. True, the combination 
of teen!Severus acting both sullen and intellgent also may have 
spurred the abuse.  But it seems like James and Sirius, while not 
using Dark Magic against Severus, certainly acted in a darkly 
immoral manner.

And Harry *does* have to deal with his reactions to the actions of 
his previously adored father and godfather.  Harry takes the moral 
highroad by refusing to buy into their prejudiced thinking.  Now if 
he could only stay that way when he next meets Snape! Sigh, wishful 
thinking...  

Lilygale, who found going back to work today much duller after a 
week of reading Potter canon and lore