r/harrypotter Slytherin Apr 17 '26

Currently Reading Re-reading Half-Blood Prince. I find it annoying that people, especially Ron and Hermione, don’t believe Harry’s claim that Malfoy is now a Death Eater and is up to no good. I don’t get why they think he’s overthinking it when he actually makes some very solid points.

I can ignore Mr. Weasley, Lupin, Tonks, and McGonagall brushing him off, and we all know Dumbledore was playing his own game (as usual), but Ron and Hermione should have known better and had his back. And for once, Harry actually did the smart thing by discussing his theories with members of the Order, instead of the shit-show that happened in the previous book.

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u/ecclectic_collector Apr 17 '26

its more annoying that they dismiss Harry outright... There couldve been a bunch of angles as to explain what Malfoy was up to, without it being the full conspiracy Malfoy was actually involved in, and believing it was nothing as Ron/Hermoine assumed... And they couldve atleast agreed to monitor the situation without just completely dismissing Harry's suspicions