User blog comment:Bond em7/Bullying, Harassment, and Quidditch/@comment-26130440-20161017181031

I agree with all of the points above. I believe both parties of the argument have committed wrongs, and there should be reconciliation before drastic steps are taken. I also want to mention one point not included here.

If someone rants to you, about someone else (speaking hypothetically), what use is it to spread that rant to the person spoken of? What value doe sit bring? Clearly, the person just wanted to let off steam. My advice here is, nothing good comes of spreading rumors, be it true or false, about he said she said conversations. Unless it's like a death threat that needs to be reported, or something along the lines of similar value, just don't spread it. It causes hurt feelings and relationships. I'm reminded of this one seen from The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, were Lucy sees a scene of a good friend speaking ill of her, and she reacts negatively. As Aslan pointed out, people make mistakes, and unfortunately for Lucy, knowing about the conversation her friend had forever affected her relationship with them, or so it's implied. At the end of the day, no matter how well intentioned, spreading rumors hurts people. It brings more negatives than positives, especially in a team that has to at least relate to each other well in order to function.