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Question/Concern about Chapter 17

Unread postPosted: March 9th, 2020, 8:25 pm
by snowmelt
So I’m new to the story and reading for the first time and just got up to Chapter 17. It’s cool to see the story through Ginny’s eyes but is it really appropriate to have Harry using the word ‘poofter’ and the accusation of homosexuality to humiliate Draco Malfoy in this chapter? Considering one of the major themes in Harry Potter is tolerance and the rejection of prejudice it just doesn’t really seem appropriate for the protagonist to use a gay slur without it being examined. Am I the only one this made uncomfortable?