Right vs. Easy (Ron WAS: Re: DH reread CH 4-5)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 186403

Jerri:
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> So, they both did what was "right" and both got punished for it.
> 
> Cedric's punishment was the very final one of death.
> 
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> Now, JKR ended up showing us by the end of DH that [Harry's punishment]  was one of the many  needed steps to lead to Harry's defeat of Lord V.  But Harry couldn't know  that at the time.
> 
> Therefore, I admit wondering about JKR/Dumbledore's statement about 
> remembering Cedric when one had to choose between doing what was easy and  what was right. Could it have been meaning that one never knows which path  is more dangerous?  

Pippin:
Dumbledore wasn't telling the students to remember Cedric so they'll  survive. They already know that if they want to survive, the best option will be joining Voldemort. Dumbledore was telling them to remember Cedric  and keep their honor.

Pippin