Responses to Marietta (was: Misc. responses, some quite old)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 169216

> What was truly disturbing to me was Harry's gleeful reaction to
> seeing that Marietta was *still* disfigured in HBP.  The parallel
> between her oozing pustules and the type of atrocities that 
> are regularly (and rightly) condemned by human rights 
> organizations--such as facial branding or disfigurement with
> acid--is too close for me to think that JKR endorses Hermione's
> actions.

Pippin:
Especially since there's such an obvious parallel with Umbridge's
scarring of Harry. Hermione certainly wasn't okay with the Ministry
having that kind of power! 

I admire Hermione's principles, her courage,  and her good intentions. 
I often admire her actions, but not in this case.   As often happens 
with young witches and wizards in Rowling's story, she got carried 
away with her cleverness and let her powers run away with her. 
While I think Harry and Hermione already realize that this is not something 
that only happens to "bad" wizards, I think they have yet to realize 
that it could happen to them.

Pippin