- Confederate slavery apologetics, owning sapient lifeforms was OPENLY ENCOURAGED in book 4 - Most villains described as hideously ugly, with the one physically-attractive one saved by a very-good marriage at the last minute - Unfunny fat-shaming - School tolerates a patently-evil faction 🧵
PANDERING SL∀TSNah we can have that debate right now: No level of attachment to HP justifies putting money in her pocket. Looking at HP in a vacuum further exposes its lame duck in-universe politics. A world imbued with magic finds a way to rationalize house elf slavery and other reactionary bullshit.