I think it's also important to remember, when discussing Percy, Draco and the Slytherins in OotP, that they were supporting the Ministry! We as readers 'know' that the Ministry is corrupt, but it seems clear that the average witch or wizard on the street does not.
Thank you. I find it so frustrating when people in the fandom constantly bring up Percy's and the Slytherin's behaviour in OotP as "proof" of them being "evil". I mean, they weren't supporting Voldemort!
And good point about how "we", the readers, know that the Ministry is corrupt, but that doesn't mean the general wizard on the street does. That's why I also find it annoying when people come down incredibly harsh on characters such as Seamus or Zacharias, for doubting Harry's own words. I mean really, if you didn't know Harry that well, wouldn't you? I think many readers tend to forget that the other characters in these books don't have access to the same knowledge that we readers have, and thus they judge the characters as if they had.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2004-03-21 05:03 pm (UTC)Thank you. I find it so frustrating when people in the fandom constantly bring up Percy's and the Slytherin's behaviour in OotP as "proof" of them being "evil". I mean, they weren't supporting Voldemort!
And good point about how "we", the readers, know that the Ministry is corrupt, but that doesn't mean the general wizard on the street does. That's why I also find it annoying when people come down incredibly harsh on characters such as Seamus or Zacharias, for doubting Harry's own words. I mean really, if you didn't know Harry that well, wouldn't you? I think many readers tend to forget that the other characters in these books don't have access to the same knowledge that we readers have, and thus they judge the characters as if they had.