Cora eagerly switched to the other side like the professor showed. She wanted to make a good impression.
But then, Cora's eyes widened. Animals were NOT dark. They weren't. There were NO dark creatures. Even the ones some had mentioned. They had not had a choice about what to become, they did not CHOOSE to hurt people. That was not dark. You had to mean it. You had to want people to get hurt.
Being a werewolf did not mean that you actually WANTED to hurt anyone.
A boggart is not a dark creature. Scary things don't count. Almost anything could be scary. Cora knew firsthand.
Dementors only do what they are told. If they are told to harm someone, they will.
"Professor," Cora started politely. She didn't want this to sound like she was being disrespectful. "With all due respect, I do not believe that ANY creatures are dark. They do not make the CHOICE to kill or harm. Even if being aggressive is in their nature, they mostly react on the defensive." Not like people. People could be mean for no reason. Cora's small body shuddered as she thought about what it had done to her family.
That was the most Cora had spoken the whole lesson, so she stopped herself, even though she could argue this all day.
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