Hexing in the WW was :Re: Which Harry Potter character

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> > Kemper:
> > > If so, then I believe Umbridge would have been hexed more than 
a few
> > > times by her peers... especially from Snape. We don't see the 
good
> > > adults hexing because they don't like what someone has said.  
It seems
> > > if that was acceptable we would have seen it in OP twixt Snape 
and 
> > Sirius.
>> Montavilla47:
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> In OotP, both Sirius and Snape pull their wands in response to 
insults 
> from the other--but this is seen (by Harry and by the reaction of 
the
> adults who come into the kitchen) as a disgraceful display--much
> like Lucius and Arthur coming to blows in the book store in CoS. 
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Alla:

My point was not to argue whether the altercations and underlying 
reason behind them is acceptable or not. I thought that Kemper's 
point was that using the wand in altercation by good adults is not 
culturally acceptable and I gave several examples based on which I 
make the conclusion that yes, it seems to be acceptable. Again, I am 
not trying to evaluate the incident itself, just the fact that they 
are (good adults including) often quick to take the wand to resolve 
it. So altercations could be seen by disgusting sure (does not stop 
those who seen one as disgusting to use the wand in another though), 
but that does not matter to me, what matters to me is that wands are 
being used to resolve them.

Here is another one - I seriously doubt that anybody in our world who 
failed their job interview could repay unfortunate employer by 
putting a curse on the job.
 
Montavilla47: 
> It's funny, but ever since someone made that comparison of a wand
> to a gun, I can't stop thinking that Hogwarts would be the NRA's 
> ultimate fantasy. 

Alla:

That's one way to think about it of course. I just think that witches 
and wizards are bound to use their wands often simply because of who 
they are. Not that they always should.

 
Montavilla47: 
> Imagine a school where all the kids are issued a gun at age 11 and 
> then taught to use their weapon responsibly!  It's the great 
> equalizer.  As long as Ginny can point and shoot, she's at no
> disadvantage against Crabbe or Goyle.

Alla:
It seems to me that size still often matters especially if other kid 
is still not in full control of their magical ability (Neville and 
Draco and his goons in PS/SS for example)