It's a world where the laws of magic apparently reinforce moral benefits
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by that. Could you explain it a bit more?
I agree with you on Snape, but with James we know so little of him that I find it difficult to say whether the Shrieking Shack incident really had any effect on him, or if he just grew up a little. As for Harry and mercy, is "sparing" Peter really mercy when it takes the form of "no, let's not kill him ourselves, let the Dementors do the job instead"? Not that that isn't an important moral choice, too - lawful punishment instead of lynching -, but mercy? Not so much.
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Date: 2004-11-17 11:23 am (UTC)I'm not sure I understand what you mean by that. Could you explain it a bit more?
I agree with you on Snape, but with James we know so little of him that I find it difficult to say whether the Shrieking Shack incident really had any effect on him, or if he just grew up a little. As for Harry and mercy, is "sparing" Peter really mercy when it takes the form of "no, let's not kill him ourselves, let the Dementors do the job instead"? Not that that isn't an important moral choice, too - lawful punishment instead of lynching -, but mercy? Not so much.