Arthur vs. Percy - Arthur's more at fault here. If anything just because he's older and should have handled it better.
It's interesting, though, the way that Arthur's irresponsibility is pretty much the same as Dumbledore's. They've both put themselves in these positions where they’re responsible for large numbers of children, but seem unable to take up this responsibility because another one seems more grand and important. Although, JKR never dwells on this, of course.^^ It’s like, if you don’t want the responsibility, just don’t take it on Although, Arthur's is more unforgivable because at least Dumbledore is thinking about winning a war and kind of needs to be around to sort of moderate things, whereas Arthur just likes his muggle toys.
Snape vs. MWPP - I never understood people who blamed anyone but the four kids who ganged up on the one for no reason here. It seems pretty obvious to me.
Hermione vs. Umbrdige - I liked the comment this person made about this one. Although, probably the fact that Hermione is a child and Umbridge is an adult should come into play, but then, JKR's had Hermione playing with the adults and winning for so long, it's hard for me to put that much stock into that idea. Umbridge may have spurred them on, but with Hermione here, it's sort of the same as Sirius in the murder plot, in that not only did she attempt to bodily harm someone, she tried to use the centaurs to do it, thus 'dehumanizing' creatures who do have their own independent thought process. So, Hermione.
Ginny vs. Ron - I think what bothered me about this is that Ginny goes after Ron for saying pretty much the same thing the Twins say earlier because she knows that Ron's more vulnerable and she knows she can win. It's a pattern with her, putting Ron down because he's the only one in the family she can have any power over. Which, to me, is the mark of a bully. I don't care whether it was defensive or not, you wanna pick on someone...be like Draco and pick on someone your own size, or bigger. XD It's not so much who I blame as who I'm more disgusted with, actually, and that's Ginny.
Snape vs. Sirius - Sirius, all the way. For the same reasons you put down, Snape had no idea what to expect and probably figured that, while Sirius was mean, he wouldn't ever actually try and kill him. Plus, Snape's weakness is that he wants acceptance and respect so badly and so I think that, no matter how mean Sirius had been to him in the past, there would always be this little part of him that would hope to one day be brought into Sirius’s little circle. Which is why he's so happy to see him locked up, alone and broken, in Grimmauld place. And so I think that if Sirius said the right things, Snape would trust him because of this tiny hope.
Harry vs. Draco - Alright, so, I picked Harry. Duh. :) But, honestly, I'm not surprised it's so close, either, because like everyone's saying, it's not really about apportioning blame here. However, what I really dislike about Gryffindors is their tendency to believe that, once someone has done something they consider wrong, any level of payback is justifiable. I think it's what keeps them from feeling remorse a great deal of the time, even when they do something despicable, and it's just scary to me. At least the Slytherin, um, ethic is fluid enough to judge each situation on its own. And I think that that Gryffindor idea was the the one Harry was operating on and that because Draco had used the Crucio, anything Sectumsempra might do was fine. So I 'blame' him more here.
Sirius - Eh, I blamed Harry, although I think I'll change my mind and vote Sirius. Because he deliberatly provoked a psycho knowing what the stakes were. And that's not only dumb, it's irresponsible, too.
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Date: 2006-11-16 06:02 am (UTC)It's interesting, though, the way that Arthur's irresponsibility is pretty much the same as Dumbledore's. They've both put themselves in these positions where they’re responsible for large numbers of children, but seem unable to take up this responsibility because another one seems more grand and important. Although, JKR never dwells on this, of course.^^ It’s like, if you don’t want the responsibility, just don’t take it on Although, Arthur's is more unforgivable because at least Dumbledore is thinking about winning a war and kind of needs to be around to sort of moderate things, whereas Arthur just likes his muggle toys.
Snape vs. MWPP - I never understood people who blamed anyone but the four kids who ganged up on the one for no reason here. It seems pretty obvious to me.
Hermione vs. Umbrdige - I liked the comment this person made about this one. Although, probably the fact that Hermione is a child and Umbridge is an adult should come into play, but then, JKR's had Hermione playing with the adults and winning for so long, it's hard for me to put that much stock into that idea. Umbridge may have spurred them on, but with Hermione here, it's sort of the same as Sirius in the murder plot, in that not only did she attempt to bodily harm someone, she tried to use the centaurs to do it, thus 'dehumanizing' creatures who do have their own independent thought process. So, Hermione.
Ginny vs. Ron - I think what bothered me about this is that Ginny goes after Ron for saying pretty much the same thing the Twins say earlier because she knows that Ron's more vulnerable and she knows she can win. It's a pattern with her, putting Ron down because he's the only one in the family she can have any power over. Which, to me, is the mark of a bully. I don't care whether it was defensive or not, you wanna pick on someone...be like Draco and pick on someone your own size, or bigger. XD It's not so much who I blame as who I'm more disgusted with, actually, and that's Ginny.
Snape vs. Sirius - Sirius, all the way. For the same reasons you put down, Snape had no idea what to expect and probably figured that, while Sirius was mean, he wouldn't ever actually try and kill him. Plus, Snape's weakness is that he wants acceptance and respect so badly and so I think that, no matter how mean Sirius had been to him in the past, there would always be this little part of him that would hope to one day be brought into Sirius’s little circle. Which is why he's so happy to see him locked up, alone and broken, in Grimmauld place. And so I think that if Sirius said the right things, Snape would trust him because of this tiny hope.
Harry vs. Draco - Alright, so, I picked Harry. Duh. :) But, honestly, I'm not surprised it's so close, either, because like everyone's saying, it's not really about apportioning blame here. However, what I really dislike about Gryffindors is their tendency to believe that, once someone has done something they consider wrong, any level of payback is justifiable. I think it's what keeps them from feeling remorse a great deal of the time, even when they do something despicable, and it's just scary to me. At least the Slytherin, um, ethic is fluid enough to judge each situation on its own. And I think that that Gryffindor idea was the the one Harry was operating on and that because Draco had used the Crucio, anything Sectumsempra might do was fine. So I 'blame' him more here.
Sirius - Eh, I blamed Harry, although I think I'll change my mind and vote Sirius. Because he deliberatly provoked a psycho knowing what the stakes were. And that's not only dumb, it's irresponsible, too.