Rita Skeeter ( WAS: Re: Hermione's growth)

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No: HPFGUIDX 82533

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "slgazit" <slgazit at s...> wrote:
> WRT Rita, ditto here. She is a nasty lying reporter who through GoF 
> was on a mission to hurt as many people as possible through the 
> spreading of rumors and half-truths.

Rita was not out to hurt people.  She just didn't care.  She was out 
to sell papers.  Articles about Harry sells papers and since his real 
story was boring, she spiced it up.  

There is no indication she's a horrible person.  Sure Rowling would 
like her boiled in oil, but that is not an indication of the 
character's displayed worth.  

Rita hasn't a sterling character, but she's not been proven to be 
deliberately malevolant either.  Just selfish.

Golly