McGonagall's excellent decision

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 173915

Dan: "McGonagall did the best possible thing in sending away the
entire Slytherin House as the battle unfolded.

1 - less chance of kids fighting kids, which is a win win situation 2
- less chance of kids facing their parents, or being caught between
their parents and other kids's parents, or other kids who stayed to
fight 3 - opportunity for those who are "basically good" to get out
without compromising themselves, being targetted by their fellow
housemates, and generally causing more death or destruction or
division 4 - a quick decision done with an sturdy hand is the only way
this could have been accomplished, dilly-dallying could have been costly

The basic wisdom and goodness, if you will, of this decision says a
lot about the Headmistress. And this decision matches in wisdom what
marshaling the desks did by wit."

Amen. There wasn't any time to separate out the friendlies from the
suspect. All of your reasons are dead on, and there's one more, one of
the oldest military maxims: "Never leave effective (able to fight)
enemies behind you." McGonagall has always been one to the right thing
at the right time.

Jim Ferer