FicWad

Though this story is finished, I think you would not be averse to tweaking it judging from the above review and your reply.
Harry was again very heavy handed in his treatment of the board especially since a few of the members (the one who snickered) were willing to listen to him. Harry had attacked a student and removed her magic. That he chose to present his case on a technicality- he hadn't damaged her magic after all, is not in character and promotes that which he hates people abdicating responsibility by using loopholes in laws- harry hated umbridge for it didn't he.
The question he was asked was or the statement made was that- he couldn't just go around making squibs. A perfectly valid query and fear. Yet instead of giving a logical argument that pansy was a danger to the students and that she was torturing others for fun he used his position as lord potter-black and descendant of gryffindor to get away with it. He abused the authority of his position and his magical power - for good maybe, but it is still wrong because in this case the same thing could be accomplished(hopefully) by talking and explaining things. IN fact, explaining his reasoning would have gone a long way in soothing their fears and would also have given the message that though he would use his power where necessary he was ready to explain his actions to a neutral authority without the threat of using force on them. It would show that he was ready to be held accountable for his actions- something which dumbledore never was. As of now he is becoming more and more like dumbledore- where the old fellow used subtlety, manipulations and his image to get his views, harry uses overt threats and power. The argument that harry is working for the good of others falls flat when considering that dumbledore too thought the same thing about himself. What happens when harry makes a wrong decision- who will stop him?