[HPforGrownups] Re: Magical notions of prejudice (was Chapter 27 Padfoot Returns)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 10651

Amy wrote:

> Ron's "get away from me, werewolf!" in the Shrieking Shack is a very
> painful moment IMO.  He's in agony and he thinks Lupin has betrayed
> and is about to kill them all, so it's very understandable, but it
> shows a bigotry that is disturbing just the same.  (To his credit, he
> doesn't hold Hagrid's background against him at all.)

Remember Hagrid's background is genetic, and Lupin's problem is a
disease. Contagious. Nasty. Incurable. Kind of like if you just found out
your close friend had AIDS. It would wack you out a bit, even if you
weren't in quite a bit of physical pain and simultaneously trying to
assimilate a very, very bizarre situation.

--Amanda