Friday, January 24, 2020

Characters Reading: Harry Potter

Harry Potter may not have been as big a reader as Hermione (but who is), however, he was shown reading occasionally. For instance in the seventh movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1, Harry was reading The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore by Rita Skeeter.

I find it interesting that Rita Skeeter wrote a book about Albus Dumbledore, however, she made sure to include as much gossip and dirt as she could. And not just about Dumbledore but Harry Potter as well. She implied that Harry may have had something to do with Dumbledore's death because she wrote that he was spotted leaving the tower after the late headmaster had died.

This book had Harry doubting his trust in Dumbledore because his old friend didn't tell him about his life. But I have to wonder, would you really trust anything that Rita Skeeter wrote? She's known for her sensational news articles or more like lies that she includes about whoever or whatever she's writing about.

(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1)

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