Marietta yet again (was: Dark Magic)

[zeldaricdeau]

No: HPFGUIDX 176739

> > zeldaricdeau wrote:
> >
> > <snip> I don't believe that, at the time, Marietta was involved 
> > in an actual war, and I certainly don't think she saw herself as
> > being involved in one. <snip>
 
> Carol responds:
> 
> Or if she did see herself as involved in a war, it was between
> Dumbledore and the Ministry, for which her mother worked and 
> which her parents had told her not to oppose. 

zeldaricdeau again:

Sorry, I should have clarified. I was saying that I don't think she 
saw herself as being involved in a war against Voldemort or in any 
such clearly defined full scale "war" (as in the kind of war we see 
happening in DH) between good and evil. I would agree that it is very 
possible that her betrayal of DA was influenced by her mother's 
position at the Ministry. So, while I don't like what she did, I feel 
somewhat sorry for her that she ended up with permanent scarring 
because of it (yes, I know many people ended up far worse and I feel 
far worse for them, but it doesn't eliminate the small bit of 
sympathy I have for Marietta, traitor to the DA or not). Maybe she 
did see herself as involved in a battle between good and evil, but if 
so, I suspect she saw herself as working for the good side.

> <snip>
> For Harry and his friends, the DA was a way of fighting both 
> Umbridge and Voldemort, but for the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs, 
> it was mostly a way of preparing for their DADA OWLs. (Marietta,
> a sixth year like Cho, would already have passed hers.) 

zeldaricdeau:

Indeed. The real necessity of DA was only really known and fully 
understood by a few people, and I don't think Marietta was one of 
them.

> <snipped because I agree and have nothing to add>
> I'm not defending Marietta, exactly. She should have stood up to Cho
> and refused to attend the first meeting. 

zeldaricdeau:

Yes, she should have. Her crime is essentially breach of contract 
which was wrong and which I'm sure she knew would lead to some nasty 
punishments. She may have enjoyed breaching it and getting DA in 
trouble, I'm not sure, and if so I would admonish her for that.

> (Nevertheless, I think it was underhanded of Hermione not 
> to tell anyone about the jinx on the parchment.)

zeldaricdeau:

There's something about the jinx I don't like. It's something I 
wouldn't normally expect of Hermione since she's generally strongly 
driven by principle. Not that I think it makes her evil or a "Dark 
Witch." I just don't think it was right of her under the 
circumstances.

-ZR