Had she stood up to Cho and stayed away, or had she not signed the paper, she would have betrayed no one.
For the sake of thoroughness, let's look at the following AU scenario:
Marietta is at the Hog's Head and signs the parchment, because although the homework club Hermione is proposing supports a curriculum Umbridge doesn't agree with, it is a completely acceptable student activity and the activities seem to be in line with the curriculum that the students are expected to know for external exams.
Then Umbridge passes ED 24 that makes the club illegal. Marietta refuses to go to the meetings because she isn't willing to break the law for studies. She even tries to convince Cho not to go. After all, they can study and practice with other Ravenclaws in their common room (ED 24 de facto a prohibition against inter-House activities. Umbridge did not, as far as we see, prevent gatherings within a House.)
Should she feel bound by the word she gave in the Hog's Head, now that the nature of the group changed and she is not participating in it? Yet Hermione's curse stands.
And if she thought the group was dangerous and was endangering her friend, perhaps she was actually obligated to hand them, including her friend, in?
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Date: 2011-10-13 01:55 am (UTC)For the sake of thoroughness, let's look at the following AU scenario:
Marietta is at the Hog's Head and signs the parchment, because although the homework club Hermione is proposing supports a curriculum Umbridge doesn't agree with, it is a completely acceptable student activity and the activities seem to be in line with the curriculum that the students are expected to know for external exams.
Then Umbridge passes ED 24 that makes the club illegal. Marietta refuses to go to the meetings because she isn't willing to break the law for studies. She even tries to convince Cho not to go. After all, they can study and practice with other Ravenclaws in their common room (ED 24 de facto a prohibition against inter-House activities. Umbridge did not, as far as we see, prevent gatherings within a House.)
Should she feel bound by the word she gave in the Hog's Head, now that the nature of the group changed and she is not participating in it? Yet Hermione's curse stands.
And if she thought the group was dangerous and was endangering her friend, perhaps she was actually obligated to hand them, including her friend, in?