{"id":3485,"date":"2002-11-09T06:52:31","date_gmt":"2002-11-09T11:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2014-06-13T16:34:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T22:34:37","slug":"the_problem_wit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/11\/09\/the_problem_wit.html","title":{"rendered":"The Problem with Potter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harry Potter’s main claim to fame is not so much for what he’s done, but having been a kid who survived. So why is Harry a celebrity among wizard-folk<\/a>?<\/p>\n

SIMPLE: HE’S A glory hog who unfairly receives credit for the accomplishments of others and who skates through school by taking advantage of his inherited wealth and his establishment connections. Harry Potter is no braver than his best friend, Ron Weasley, just richer and better-connected. Harry’s other good friend, Hermione Granger, is smarter and a better student. The one thing Harry excels at is the sport of Quidditch, and his pampered-jock status allows him to slide in his studies, as long as he brings the school glory on the playing field. But as Charles Barkley long ago noted, being a good athlete doesn’t make you a role model. <\/p>\n

Sort of amusing tongue-in-cheek indictment of the whole Rowlings wizard world.<\/p>\n

(via Randy<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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