Marietta

[Angel Lima]

No: HPFGUIDX 176840

Alla:

 

Well, yes and that is why IMO Marietta does not get killed with self 
strangling silver hand, doesn't she?

See, I do not believe that JKR meant to distinguish much between the 
**act** itself - act of treachery I mean, only between severity of 
it.

Pettigrew was delivering information on his best friends and 
comrades for a year in essense, no?

 

Angel:

 

I have snipped a lot in the discussion of exacting vengeance/justice on
Marietta.

 

This single incident epitomises the whole House A vs House B Lizzyben was
originally talking about and since I wholeheartedly agree with all contents
of her post, will leave that well alone.

 

Here however, it's interesting that Marietta is punished for betraying the
trio.  In essence Marietta betrayed her friends - Cho who brought her along.
It seems to JKR the worst sin is to first betray the trio, second betray
your friends.  Marietta as a child/teenager was judged and very much
deserved her permanent punishment because she committed those two sins in
one.  It was okay for Marietta to betray her mother and authority but not
her friends and most certainly not the trio!

 

Percy was left unblemished because he betrayed his family for his own set of
friends an act JKR once again seems to consider gallant.  Besides the
Weasleys could afford to lose only one child and Fred's death much more
dramatic a loss <bg>

 

 

 



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