this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2025
156 points (95.3% liked)

Aged Like Milk

366 readers
6 users here now

A community dedicated to all those things in media and elsewhere that didn’t stand the test of time, at all.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because she's really not a good author. The morals in Harry Potter are basic and inconsistent.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You have to remember. This is a woman who argued in her book series for literal children that opposing slavery makes you a crazy person.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The inconsistent part was when there was a whole subplot about Dobby wanting freedom and the reader sympathizing with that character. Then later, JK writing that Dobby was a weirdo for wanting that.

Shaun's comment that JK keeps threatening to make the story interesting was such a good stinger.