[HPforGrownups] Re: Why I Dislike The Twins/Toon Talk . . .harsh WW

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 43459


--- MariaJ <muj at hem.utfors.se> wrote:
 
> Because, for every time I read the HP-books I like
> the wizarding world less
> and less. There's a hard, even cruel, edge to it
> that makes me very
> uncomfortable and it's got nothing to do with
> Voldemort or Death Eaters.
> It's the general condescending attitude toward
> muggles (I recently started
> re-reading PS/SS and cringed when in Ch 1 McGonagall
> says about muggles:
> "They're not completely stupid." Minerva, how could
> you?), the way
> characters that are perceived as weak, like Quirrell
> or Moaning Myrtle, are
> considered jokes (and thus legitimate targets for
> any kind of snide or rude
> remarks) as well as the more obvious things like
> their Justice System, the
> fact that there are House Elfs or the prejudice
> against people like Lupin,
> Hagrid etc, people who aren't quite, quite like Us.
> That Draco and Snape,
> ten (if not more) times worse than the twins, can
> get away with their
> bullying is just another symptom (to me) of the fact
> that the wizarding
> world is seriously messed up.
> 
> It'll be interesting in ten years time (or more)
> when we get to Book 7, to
> see if Rowling has written the wizarding world like
> this intentionally or if
> I'm just reading too much into it.

I know what you mean.  As much as I like Harry Potter,
I do get wound up about it at times.  The way Muggles
are treated drives me crazy.  They're just dismissed
out of hand most of the time, if not insulted.  And
even Arthur, who adores Muggle things, ends his
affection comments with "bless them" like they're
children.  Muggles never receive any respect, even by
the non-persecutors.

Likewise, I agree with you about the victims.  It's
like anyone who is a victim brought it upon
themselves, especially if they are weak or nervous or
meek.

It looks to me like all the magical persection and
ineqalilty is going to come to a head. The behavior
and attitudes and reasons behind the persecution of
giants and house elves will definitely play a part. 
But what I *really* want, more than anything else, is
for some Muggles to be involved in bringign down
Voldemort.  I mean, if DEs killed that many Muggles,
then Muggles need to be involved in bringing him to
justice.  I want it to be understood by the WW at
large that Muggles can contribute, can be useful, can
be admirable, can come through when Wizards might not
be able to.  And I don't think it's going to happen. 
I think Muggles will be treated as the "children" and
kept safely ignorant of all that is happening to them.


Rebeccca

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