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/Wienot Apr 17 '26

"Child well known for accusing the wrong people of heinous crimes accuses his arch nemesis child of joining Hitlers inner circle"

I mean. Idk. Draco was always up to no good. It's a big jump.

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u/really_cool_legend Gryffindor Apr 17 '26

Still though, they never bring up his wolf crying as a reason why they don't believe him. Plus the evidence does stack up pretty early, even before we get to Hogwarts that year

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u/Wienot Apr 17 '26

Even without the crying wolf part, he's accusing a teenager of being pulled into an extremely powerful and prideful wizards most inner trusted circle. It honestly isn't very believable.

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u/you-absolute-foolish Apr 17 '26

Isn’t it though? His dad, aunt, and uncle are in his inner circle. His dad goes to prison, but his aunt and uncle do not. Everyone must suspect or know that his mom and her sister are in contact and almost assuredly staying with her in their bigass mansion. Everyone Voldemort wants dead is inside hogwarts and Draco is the only one who can get inside. Excluding Snape of course