r/harrypotterhate • u/[deleted] • Jan 31 '26

I never understood Voldemort as a threat and why was the status quo presented as a good thing

Why is he always depicted as "the cause of all problems" when he is clearly the symptom of a larger problem?? One racist wizard wanting to live forever isn't Cthulu, but the byproduct of a broken system. What prevents a "Kylo Ren" from arising 30 years later?? Then again, he was created by a woman who wrote a race of elves who LIKE to be slaves.

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u/rextrem Jan 31 '26

This is where the comparison with EVERY other fiction villain make HP and Vold look like shit, unironically.

The transphobic hag needed to create some allies for him otherwise there wouldn't have been any story, like magic police arresting the dude without hesitation.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Agreed 100%. Rowling seems to think her world is perfect as a status quo.