Is Harry Potter an Anti-Royalist Tract?

[career advisor]

No: HPFGUIDX 175536

I feel a bit sheepish saying this, as I'm an American; but I have a big interest in British history and politics and I just love history and politics in general and even though I was able to see the various other themes in the work; such as anti-bigotry; moral and religious themes and the importance of friendship and love I also saw the 'civil war' in the book as very much a war of the non-privileged against the privileged; as a war betwixt those of 'noble-blood (and wealthy blood) against the serfs. As the people against those who see themselves as born to rule as a result of privilege. 
   
  I start with the fact that in HBP Hermione says that (I'm paraphrasing): 'There are no wizarding princes in Britain'. Which implies that there are probably no noble wizards (and  witches?) in the wizarding world. And no student is mentioned as being 'noble' at Hogwarts.
   
  Then you can add in the fact, that the noble and mostly evil house of black is referred to as the 'noble-house'.
   
  Add in Snape, who is half-blood but whose mother much like Tom's came from an ancient house, but poor one. Those with title only via name. The landless Lords. Both seek power and glory; so they may take the place in society that there sense of privilege would otherwise give them. 
   
  Add in the fact that all the Slytherins leave the table and fight for Voldemort. They can't fight for Harry, because they would be fighting against their own benefit. Add in the fact that few of the upper class pure bloods are known to fight for Harry except for Ernie (and possibly Cho, but we don't know her families social status or wealth (she doesn't have the best broom so she is not inordinately wealthy)). And Ernie could be read in subtext to be doing so only for political gain. He character seems a parody of the privileged but rich and liberal, and pompous proper Protestant Politician (albeit one who has the courage to risk his life in battle amongst the crazy and the Irish (Luna and Seamus) LOL! 
   
  Add in that most of the Death Eaters except the Car rows, and Greyback and Snape himself are depicted as upper-class pure-bloods.
   
  Z. Smith a rich pure-blood supposedly on Harry's side runs away. 
   
  Add in the fact that the one wealthy muggle born (Justin F-F is strangely absent). Add in the fact that the Weasley's are notoriously poor. Add in the fact that the Slytherins are depicted as conservative and feudal as royalists and tories tend to be. What else are house-elves but serfs?
   
  Add all this together and how can any British child read the Harry Potter books and not think that having power or privilege determined by an unimportant an arbiter as noble or royal blood is a good thing? 
   
  Harry Potter screams that it is not. Harry Potter thank you very much is the anti-Harry Windsor.
   

       
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