[HPforGrownups] Re: Dark Book

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 177053

lizzyben04:
>We can judge the virtue of each House by just how quickly they're
>willing to stand up & raise their wands against Pansy (Ravenclaw 
>lagged a few seconds behind, so they're worse than Hufflepuffs.) In 
>practice, this means - "mob violence, yey! Torch the witch to prove 
>your virtue!" If you don't immediately raise your weapon, you're 
>considered less noble & courageous than the people that do. Your 
>willingness to use violence against "the other" proves your 
>worthiness to your society, and even to God. 

Bart: 
Or: Gryffindors rushed in without thinking. Hufflepuffs followed. Ravenclaws spent some time thinking about what the logical thing to do would be, and the Slytherins took the path that would give them the best chance of coming out ahead no matter who won. More of an addendum than an alteration. In the form of dialogue:

Gryffindors: Charge!
Hufflepuffs: We'll help!
Ravenclaws: We calcuate our best chance of winning is if we join you.
Slytherins: Tell us when the battle's over and we'll stand firmly behind the winners.

Bart