Malfoy family (Pottermore)

[oryx_leucoryx]

I looked up the spoilers site and found there is more detailed information about The Malfoys. Enjoy!

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[annoni-no.livejournal.com]

Seriously, is there ANY major historical event which she will not insist was somehow caused by a wizard?

It isn't just Rowling. There are a ridiculous number of works which subscribe to the idea that anything extraordinary couldn't possibly have been done by human beings. Countless theories about how aliens must have built the pyramids/Naztec Lines/(insert cultural artifact here). More recently, any human being of any accomplishment whatsoever (Houdini, Jack London, Marilyn Monroe, etc...) must somehow be something more (e.g. demigods: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, vessens/fairy tale creatures: Grimm). At least in the good ol' days they used to be more reasonable about handing out divinities: emperors and wanna-be's only, everyone else pipe down :p

Lately I've been toying with the idea that this comes from a bizarre mix of an inferiority complex and a general misanthropy. The theory creator is on some level painfully aware that they will never have opportunity, ability, or dedication to match the accomplishments they're so envious of. On the other hand, they also have such a low opinion of every other human on the planet that none of them could have done it either. These stories gain traction and remain popular because a significant portion of the population feels the same way.

Besides, if the beings that accomplished all those great things were something intrinsically "better" than mere humans to begin with, then there's no reason to feel bad that you can't compare. Heck, why bother if you're guaranteed to come up short. No need to stress about accomplishing anything. Give up before you hurt yourself. Just let the ubermenschen deal with the world's problems while you stay out of the way like the good little parasite you are.

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Anyone else feeling a Randian zeitgeist upon us?