A personal blog where I mostly reblog things I like, often related to Harry Potter, Narnia, The Hunger Games, Huan Zhu Ge Ge, Bu Bu Jing Xin, and Pride and Prejudice.
I don’t think Edmund betrayed his family, he is guilty of being naive. Lucy and Edmund both had food and drink with strangers both of which didn’t feed them with good intentions. The only difference is Tumnus changed his mind. If I was ten and the white witch threatened me, I think I would have told her everything too. Being scared isn’t a sin.
As a fanfic writer I’m very fond of so aptly put it:
“Really, Harold, you were only a child.”
“Age is no defence here.”
She shrugged. “Maybe, but I blame Aslan more than you for putting you into that situation in the first instance – he hauls you here in the middle of the winter from wherever and the first thing that happens is you fall in with the Witch. That’s terrible planning on his part and worse judgment.”
“You will take my part and scold Aslan?” Harold sounded both amused and appalled.
“For you, yes!” It all made so much more sense. Harold made so much more sense. He had once even explained how he could admire her and the Crows despite their poor shared manners. He didn’t overlook the flaws, but he knew that even things that were very flawed could be very good too.
If she tried to put it into words, she would get it wrong, but Morgan knew she had to try. “Harold, I’m not going to walk away because of what you did as a child.”
“Morgan, I appreciate your words, but do not overlook it, either. I…”
“Oh shut up, would you?” she snapped. “Whatever you think, what I see is how you’ll even try to help someone like Seth who doesn’t deserve a moment of your mercy because you think everyone should have the same opportunity you did. It shows greatness, Harold, it really does. Greater than magnificent or valiant, or gentle, and don’t argue with me about it, because it is.”
~Harold and Morgan: Not a Romance by rthstewart: A romantic comedy of tree pollen, snark, biology and high finance featuring the Just King and an Evil Banker.
**Harold is Edmund. If you want to know why Edmund is nicknamed Harold, well, you will have to read rthstewart’s genius fanfics.