Hermione and her parents Redux WAS: Re: Wizarding Top Ten

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No: HPFGUIDX 188185

Carol:
<SNIP>
Yes, they'll be worried about their daughter, but parents of American soldiers
in Afghanistan worry about their children, too, and no one places a memory charm
(or whatever form of magic she performed on them). They endure the fear and
anxiety resulting from their child's choice of joining the army because they
must, and they sometimes endure the anguish of that child's death because they
must. It's part of being a parent. But they also have the memory of that child,
along with the photographs and other memorabilia, to comfort and console them.
The child is still part of them and lives in their hearts and memories. It would
be wrong and cruel to rob the Diggorys of their memories of Cedric. How is it
right to rob the Grangers of their memories of Hermione? <SNIP>


Alla:

But what if the reason to rob the parents of the child of the memories is because this child is an intelligence agent and the parents can spill the information that can help in capturing and killing this child? It is honestly hard for me to imagine that parent would refuse to forget the child (hopefully temporarily) to prevent child's death, even if the chance of such death is not 100%. I already said that I would do it if there is ANY chance that my niece and nephew's life is being threatened and I know information that can help to capture and kill them, but hey, I asked their parents. They were wondering if I was loosing my mind that I even asked such a question. The answer was that of course they do not want to forget their kids, but if that would help saving their lives, there is only one answer – unequivocal yes, no matter how horrible and painful it will be for them in the minute before such charm is performed.

Granted, it is not a statistical poll and I only asked one set of parents who are my family members, but that definitely tell me that no, not every parent will disagree to forget their child if there is a chance that it may help their child to live.

I agree that it will be wrong to rob Diggorys of the memory of dead Cedric, but if it will help Cedric survive in some other scenario, I disagree that it is wrong. I mean it is a choice of two evils, horrible, painful, but I would say that it is a right choice if situation so requires. IMO of course.


Pippin:

> Of course it would be cruel to lose the memories of a child. But how much
crueller to live on, knowing that you might have done something to save that
child and didn't do it? I think people are assuming that it wouldn't happen,
since once Voldemort got the information he wanted the Grangers would be dead
anyway. But what if he only captured one?

Carol responds:
<SNIP>
There's no indication that the Grangers could have done something to save
Hermione. She's ostensibly saving *them.* And if they *chose* to go to
Australia, that's better than being coerced. <SNIP>

Alla:

I disagree. I believe that she is also preventing them from telling whatever "a lot about Harry" she told them and that to me may help lure Hermione and Harry out of hiding.