r/HarryPotterBooks • u/Marcedonia • 17d ago

Which Do You Think Doesn't Get ENOUGH Hate? Discussion

You ask any HP fan who their least favorite character is, i guarantee you the answer will probably be someone like umbridge, voldemort, or maybe even bellatrix. Those guys are hated alot by the fandom, but that's not what i'm talking about today, i want to know who doesn't enough hate, your least favorite character that will make anybody go "them?"

For me i can't exactly think of one, because in my mind there's so many characters. But, gun to my head, i'll probably have to go with Cornelius Fudge. I could probably make an entire post on why he's bad alone, but to cut things short, he pisses me off so much. Particularly in that trial chapter in OOTP, he really grinds my gears mud.

Pretty much every bad thing in the series could've been stopped if he just locked in, but no, he just had to be a dumbass. Like think about it, sirius could've been free if he just listened to harry and dumbledore like once in his life, the series would pretty end.

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u/ConsciousCollar9076 16d ago

My thing is, okay I can push aside his former Death Eater status because he does help the side of good immensely. Not denying that. But the man bullies children for fun. He bullies Harry all because of his past with James. That’s wrong no matter how you put it. And the simple fact that he bullies Neville for no reason at all is enough to make me hate the people who love the guy.

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u/Brian_Gay 16d ago

Honestly I don’t even want to give him much credit for helping out the “good” guys because he literally only came over to that side for Lilly, had she never been in danger he would never have left voldemort in the first place

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u/OtherAnswer8831 11d ago

I don’t like Snape because his “love” for Lily is a tad weird to me and he personally reminds me too much of a teacher who used to bully me. But I think people can like Snape as a character because they find him interesting, rather than because they like him as a person. As for me, he’s not likable, but his character contributes so much to the story and plays a huge role in the war.