It is not assured that an innocent will die in war, nor is it assured that there will be a war in the first place.
In a standard political disagreement, Harry shouldn’t anticipate innocent deaths. The only reason Harry has to consider innocent deaths is that somebody targeted his friends. That still doesn’t imply a war worth retaliating against, any more than any other random murder which occurs every day. You don’t respond to a crazy murderer or an lone assassin with indiscriminate hand grenades against everybody who opposes you.
Harry doesn’t know if there’s going to be a war. Right now, there’s no reason for anyone except for Quirrell to expect for there to be bloodshed, and that’ll only happen if Quirrell decides to start some.
It is not assured that an innocent will die in war, nor is it assured that there will be a war in the first place.
In a standard political disagreement, Harry shouldn’t anticipate innocent deaths. The only reason Harry has to consider innocent deaths is that somebody targeted his friends. That still doesn’t imply a war worth retaliating against, any more than any other random murder which occurs every day. You don’t respond to a crazy murderer or an lone assassin with indiscriminate hand grenades against everybody who opposes you.
Harry doesn’t know if there’s going to be a war. Right now, there’s no reason for anyone except for Quirrell to expect for there to be bloodshed, and that’ll only happen if Quirrell decides to start some.