Rules
I do not own Harry Potter. I do, however, own this little one piece that my very stubborn muse forced me by gunpoint to write.
God, this is random!
There is a saying that states that rules were made to be broken. That's what Fred and George Weasley are always telling me. But is there a saying for those who break the rules to survive?
Ever since that time when Uncle Vernon locked me in the cupboard when I was five and told me to stay there until he, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley got back from their vacation, I've known that if I listened to and did everything everyone said, there was no way I'd ever get through life. Perhaps I wasn't as philosophical about it than, but I was hungry, and I somehow managed to unlock that bloody cupboard door and snatch some food out of the fridge. Thinking back, I have no idea how I got that door open. Whether it was by magic or sheer willpower, however, it doesn't matter. What matters is the fact that if I hadn't broken the rules I'd have starved to death by the time the Dursley's got back a month later.
Not that I'm completely untrustworthy or anything. I may break rules, but I have yet to break a promise. In our first year, right after my encounter with Quirrell, Ron, Hermione, and I promised each other we'd always be there for each other. We've all kept that promise as best as we can over the years. And even Hermione's learned to break rules. As unbelievable as that seems, she has.
I know what you're thinking; you want more proof of when rule breaking has done the world any good. Well the summer before last it saved more then my life, it saved my soul (you do remember the dementor attack right?). I won't even get into the rest of my life. I have better things to do than sit here and write this crap. And what about all those human rights activists? What about Martin Luther King Jr.? What about Gandhi?
Who makes rules anyway? I'll bet you my Firebolt the ones who make the rules, have broken quite a few themselves. Even Barty Crouch harbored a criminal in his own home. I mean, seriously. And Dumbledore dupes the Ministry all the time.
So, in conclusion, some rules should be seen as mere guidelines. Not something to follow strictly without fail, but an outline of how one can conduct themselves in order to get on the good side of authority figures (which, after last year, I have no desire to do).
And that, Professor Snape, is my 500 word essay on why I was digging through your private potions store at two o'clock in the morning. I'm not entirely sure if I've written 500 words or not (I have better things to do than count), but as I said, some rules should be considered as guidelines anyway.
Yours truly,
Harry James Potter
