[HPforGrownups] On Children and the "Other" (was:Re: On the perfection of moral virtues)

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No: HPFGUIDX 169774

> Amiable Dorsai:
> Marietta nearly got six other Ravenclaws expelled or worse. Do you
> think it's possible that those Ravenclaws (except for Cho) are just a
> little unhappy with her?

Hermione failed to prevent it from happening. If she'd just stopped to
THINK for a second, she would have done something (anything, even
warning them so it would act as a deterrent) that would actually stop
Marietta from revealing it, rather than having a hex for an
after-the-fact punishment that appears right in front of Umbridge and
removes all doubt as to what Marietta has told her being true. What if
Shacklebolt hadn't been there? What warning did the DA have? Even a
simple alarm bell for the coins, instead of or in addition to the
"sneak" hex, would have been helpful.
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Random832