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    1 month ago

    hermione was criticized a lot by pretty much everyone when she tried to free the house elves and made badges etc.

    • Isn’t that the fate of any activist in a communal group? And, in the end, she was right, wasn’t she? Isn’t it better to teach that activism will usually be met with resistance, by even your friends, than to teach people to expect your revelation of inequality to suddenly be universally be adopted by your peer group?