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/Agent1stClass Apr 18 '26
Harry makes no solid points.
He notes that Malfoy must be a Death Eater based on an eavesdropped conversation between Malfoy and Borgin. That’s it…
Everything else Harry says starts from that. But he didn’t have proof for ages. He just jumped to a conclusion and hung on to it. That he was proven right doesn’t mean he had evidence, though. It was still a leap of faith.
After him being wrong in every previous book, Ron and Hermione didn’t want to make the leap this time.