Ron WAS: Re: DH reread CH 4-5

[marionrosnl]

No: HPFGUIDX 186331


> > > Pippin: 
> > > > Harry's crucio and many of his other actions are condemned by the excuses he made for them. He doesn't make excuses when he's done something to be proud of.
> > > 
> > > Magpie:
> > > Harry doesn't make excuses for the Crucio that I remember--quite the opposite--and his author defends it as not that problematic--and that is a situation I would say works much better as right vs. easy. 
> > 
> > Pippin:
> > "Potter, that was foolish!"
> > "He spat at you," said Harry. -- DH ch 30 
> > 
> > Sounds like an excuse to me.


Marion

That's not an excuse, it's a justification.

"Potter, that was foolish (foolhardy)"
"He spat at you," said Harry (as if that explained and justified his foolhardy and dangerous behaviour)"

Note that the accusation against Harry was not that he did something cruel, or dangerous, or 'Dark', or disquieting, but 'foolish'. Not really an accusation at all, more a 'tut tut, you should've thought about that a bit more (before you did it anyway)' kind of thing.