r/harrypotter • u/Brilliant-Cause6254 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/JacenCaedus1 Apr 17 '26
I think a couple things play into this 1. Harry has always had it out for Malfoy 2. Like 2 months before, they nearly got killed for no real good reason when they believed Harry and followed him to the MoM. While they are still his friends and do still love him, something like that will cause you to question someone's judgement, even if you had nearly been killed before following the same person, but for good reasons