students seem to get undisciplined for wrong-doings all the time, at Hogwarts...
Harry, Ron and Hermione seem to stay out of trouble often – but is that really true of Hogwarts students in general?
I'm seeing this more as another parallel between Harry and Tom – both of them could do pretty much anything they fucking wanted at Hogwarts with little or no reprecussions. We know that Harry's relationship with Dumbledore plays a large part in why Harry's untouchable – who made it possible for Tom? The previous headmaster, perhaps? Was Dumbles a Snape-like character in Tom's life, the adult who bypassed the hype and saw him as he really was?
Mind you, I wouldn't go so far as to say that Rowling is consciously making this parallel. But it's something that was painfully noticeable during the re-read.
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Date: 2006-01-03 03:57 pm (UTC)Harry, Ron and Hermione seem to stay out of trouble often – but is that really true of Hogwarts students in general?
I'm seeing this more as another parallel between Harry and Tom – both of them could do pretty much anything they fucking wanted at Hogwarts with little or no reprecussions. We know that Harry's relationship with Dumbledore plays a large part in why Harry's untouchable – who made it possible for Tom? The previous headmaster, perhaps? Was Dumbles a Snape-like character in Tom's life, the adult who bypassed the hype and saw him as he really was?
Mind you, I wouldn't go so far as to say that Rowling is consciously making this parallel. But it's something that was painfully noticeable during the re-read.