In the case of the various textbooks Harry has used at Hogwarts, people have suggested that the Ministry is deliberately keeping most of the Wizarding World somewhat misinformed -- especially when it comes to history and to what degree witch hunts were a serious danger.
That said, what do we know about literacy and literary culture in the WW, given that Gilderoy Lockhart (wholesale fraud), Rita Skeeter (scandal seeker), and Eldred Worple (who comes across as a hack when he pitches that quickie biography of Harry) are the only writers we've met? I don't mean to suggests that Rowling is obligated to present all other writers in a positive light, but it is amusing that the only counterbalance to these examples I can think of is Mr. Lovegood and The Quibbler.
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Date: 2006-05-15 01:12 pm (UTC)That said, what do we know about literacy and literary culture in the WW, given that Gilderoy Lockhart (wholesale fraud), Rita Skeeter (scandal seeker), and Eldred Worple (who comes across as a hack when he pitches that quickie biography of Harry) are the only writers we've met? I don't mean to suggests that Rowling is obligated to present all other writers in a positive light, but it is amusing that the only counterbalance to these examples I can think of is Mr. Lovegood and The Quibbler.