Marietta

[jmwcfo]

No: HPFGUIDX 169532

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at ...> 
wrote:
>
>  random832@ wrote:
> 
> > I can see nothing to indicate either 
> > that she contributed in any way to 
> > Sirius's death, or that the events at
> > the department of mysteries would not
> > have happened exactly the same way
> > without her doing what she did. 
> 
> If Marietta had not betrayed them Dumbledore would not have been not
> have been forced to leave Hogwarts, and if Dumbledore was still 
there
> Voldemort could never have fooled Harry into going to the Ministry.
> But that's OK I can already hear you saying, she's not responsible 
for
> her evil act because her head was full of wrong ideas. I tend to 
think
> root cause of all evil acts is wrong ideas. I don't care if she
> thought she was doing the right thing because she was dead wrong 
about
> that too.
> 
> Let me ask you something, if you were Marietta and after the 
betrayal
> you learned the true nature of the situation would you still feel 
ill
> used? Far from continuing to complain about my acne I'd fall to my
> knees and beg for forgiveness.
> 
> Eggplant


JW:
It is said that good judgement comes from experience, and experience 
comes from BAD judgement.

The oppressive regime represented by Fudge and Umbridge is 
tyrannical, inflexible and cruel.  Marietta knows this through the 
progressively fascistic education decrees, and the intrinsic nature 
of the Inquisitor position.  

Therefore, by exposing people to the retribution of a petty tyrant, 
Marietta has shown bad judgement.  As a result of her bad judgement 
she has gained some experience.  Perhaps JKR will now allow this 
character to exercise good judgement.  One example of good judgement 
would be for Marietta to understand the complete nature of the war,  
the role played by the ministry leadership, and to seek (or, 
minimally, accept) rapprochement with the trio in order to resist and 
overcome all adversaries.