Dumbledore's whole educational philosophy is "let them work it out for themselves." Which is fine if what you are talking about is a math problem, but not so fine if the students are in danger of their lives.
Let's look at that crazy scene in the girls' bathroom. Imagine if Harry and Draco weren't two boys with wands willing to cast violent spells, but instead had the analog weapons in their hands. Draco attempts to shoot Harry (Cruciatus) and Harry stabs Draco (sectumsempra.) In a real school, both boys have to face some kind of suspension or expulsion. At Hogwarts, Harry gets detention and everyone figures that Draco almost died so he's off the hook. Hello! You can't go around shooting and stabbing people.
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Date: 2007-04-16 01:18 pm (UTC)Let's look at that crazy scene in the girls' bathroom. Imagine if Harry and Draco weren't two boys with wands willing to cast violent spells, but instead had the analog weapons in their hands. Draco attempts to shoot Harry (Cruciatus) and Harry stabs Draco (sectumsempra.) In a real school, both boys have to face some kind of suspension or expulsion. At Hogwarts, Harry gets detention and everyone figures that Draco almost died so he's off the hook. Hello! You can't go around shooting and stabbing people.