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Downvote me all you want, but I have to complain. Most bad things in the series would never happen— especially to Harry— if people just talked, explained, or defended themselves like human beings. (self.harrypotter)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by orphiebaby to c/harrypotter

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And it really irks me a lot.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (7 children)

That all comes back to the institutional power of the system. She was backed by what they all considered to be the legal government entity, so tolerated her, even though they could have physically overpowered her, despite knowing that what she was doing was wrong. Just like a lot of Americans in 2020.

[–] orphiebaby 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

"Wrong" isn't even a fraction of it. She kicked everyone off the grounds, changed all the rules, tortured students (and others knew it) and literally started hanging up Nazi rule plaques. It was a hostile takeover where she silenced, banned, and abused everyone. And you're going to tell me nobody— no students, no professors— are going to stand against her? Being appointed won't mean shit when you are literally torturing, backing into a corner, and banning an opposition with this much power and unhappiness. In any reasonable situation, they would fight back. She was just one stupid, powerless woman with no soldiers at her command against hundreds of powerful wizards and witches, many of them adults.

And stop comparing it to "2020". I don't even know what the eff that means.

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