Eliezer Yudkowsky. Harry Potter and the methods of rationality (№ 400569)

- I would like to ask your advice, ' said Severus, in a normal tone. I know of another fifth-year from Slytherin who was hurt Gryffindors. He has made location maharajganj beautiful girl who one day saw his torment, and tried to save from bullies. He called her a Mudblood, and that was the end of their relationship. He apologized many times but she never forgave him. Do you think that he could say or do to deserve forgiveness, similar to what you gave Lestrange?
- Uh-uh - squeezed Harry, based only on this information, I don't think the problem was just him. I would advise him not to meet with someone so incapable of forgiveness. For example, they were married, can you imagine life in such a family?
There was a pause.
- But she was able to forgive, surprised Severus, or why later she became the girlfriend of the bully? Tell me why she forgave the bully and not the one who was offended?
Harry shrugged his shoulders.
- Offhand, because the bully hurt someone else, and although slightly offended, but hurt her. In General, for some reason, for her it was much less forgivable. However, is it worth it to dig too deeply? Was the bully handsome? Or rich?
There was another pause.
Yes on both counts, ' replied Snape.
- Well here is the answer, ' said Harry. - I never studied in high school, but my books say about the existence of a certain sort of young girls, who are enraged by the grievances received from the poor ugly lad, but who can find a place in your heart for the forgiveness of the rich and beautiful bully. In other words, it was superficial. Tell him, whoever he was, that it is not worth it. He needs to overcome this feeling and move on, gone out with girls that are not so pretty as pithy.