I remember that. I remember being so glad that all happened while I was still low man on the roster and couldn't get free to go show loyal. I don't think I thought much about who the body was, but you're right, it was ultimately the same thing, wasn't it?
I do remember Flynn. He was miserable -- I said on the post about the minutes, do you remember Hillary Bradley? She was a firstie when we were fourth-years. Little mousy thing back then, so scared of her own shadow we all kept wondering why she'd Sorted Gryffindor. Except it wasn't that she was timid, it was that Flynn tormented her, and did it in a really nasty way that made her think she was imagining everything. And he was awful to us, too -- I had to learn warding right quick to make sure he didn't mess with my trunk when I wasn't in the dorm.
But -- yeah, you're right, I guess. He had people who loved him. And for all that I'm not surprised he only got worse when he got a bit of power, and for all that the world may very well be (is probably) better off without him in it, it's hard to think about it too closely, that we're in the business of playing judge and jury and deciding who lives and who dies, now. I mean, there has to be a way to handle the sort of people who are awful like that and dangerous to others and part of the worst parts of this whole regime, but what gives us the right?
I won't lose sleep over him and I'm glad the people in that camp don't have to deal with him lording it over them anymore, but I worry about deciding it's too easy and doing it again and again. Especially since there are plenty of people in the Order who are willing to break the eggs to make the omelette, you know?
Ugh. Too much to think about.
If you want someone to look over what you're going to write to Narcissa, I'll do it if you want. And let's make a deal right now, when you get to the point of wanting to hex everyone in the world, I'll go out and find you people to hex in exchange for not being a target myself!
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Date: 2014-06-30 09:47 pm (UTC)I do remember Flynn. He was miserable -- I said on the post about the minutes, do you remember Hillary Bradley? She was a firstie when we were fourth-years. Little mousy thing back then, so scared of her own shadow we all kept wondering why she'd Sorted Gryffindor. Except it wasn't that she was timid, it was that Flynn tormented her, and did it in a really nasty way that made her think she was imagining everything. And he was awful to us, too -- I had to learn warding right quick to make sure he didn't mess with my trunk when I wasn't in the dorm.
But -- yeah, you're right, I guess. He had people who loved him. And for all that I'm not surprised he only got worse when he got a bit of power, and for all that the world may very well be (is probably) better off without him in it, it's hard to think about it too closely, that we're in the business of playing judge and jury and deciding who lives and who dies, now. I mean, there has to be a way to handle the sort of people who are awful like that and dangerous to others and part of the worst parts of this whole regime, but what gives us the right?
I won't lose sleep over him and I'm glad the people in that camp don't have to deal with him lording it over them anymore, but I worry about deciding it's too easy and doing it again and again. Especially since there are plenty of people in the Order who are willing to break the eggs to make the omelette, you know?
Ugh. Too much to think about.
If you want someone to look over what you're going to write to Narcissa, I'll do it if you want. And let's make a deal right now, when you get to the point of wanting to hex everyone in the world, I'll go out and find you people to hex in exchange for not being a target myself!