[HPforGrownups] Winerip criticism of PS/SS

[Kathleen Kelly MacMillan]

No: HPFGUIDX 14209

Amy Z wrote:

>I just read a 1999 review of PS/SS by Michael Winerip, for the New
>York Times.  It was generally extremely positive.  The following
>criticism really got me thinking, though:
>
>>Most noticeably, Hagrid, the gentle
>> giant of a groundskeeper who has selflessly protected Harry over and
>>over, suddenly turns so selfish he is willing to let Harry be
>> punished for something that is Hagrid's fault. That's not the Hagrid
>>I'd come to know.


This actually did occur to me, mainly because Hagrid tells Malfoy something 
like "You've done wrong and now you've got to serve your punishment."  I 
thought it seemed pretty hypocritical of him to say that.  Maybe Hagrid didn't 
realize why they were being punished (OK, so that's a major stretch...)  It is 
weird though.

Kathy
AKA Elanor Gamgee
for once making a comment about something other than shipping