Harry Potter

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t anything new, either, with five brothers. I've got Bill's old robes, Charlie's old wand, and Percy's old rat." (p. 100). Malfoy likes to use this weakness to make fun of Ron. He makes comments such as, "What would you know about it, Weasley, you couldn't afford half the handle" when Harry gets a new broom (p. 165). Later, when they run into Hagrid, Malfoy says to Ron, "Are you trying to earn some extra money, Weasley…that hut of Hagrid's must seem like a palace compared to what your family's used to" (pp. 195-196). These are very cruel comments, but money is not the only way that Malfoy judges others. Family background is the second shortsighted way of judging people in the book. Whether a character comes from a Muggle family, a pure Wizard family or a mix between the two seems to play an important role in the book. For example, Draco Malfoy is from a pure Wizard family and he takes great pride in it. He often judges others by this measure. On the train to Hogwarts he says to Harry, "You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort." (p. 108). Harry has Wizard parents, but he has lived with Muggles his whole life so he has no experience in wizardry at all. Harry's friend, Hermione Granger, is from a pure Muggle family. For this reason, Malfoy makes fun of her on more than one occasion. Ron is also from a pure Wizard family, but he does not make fun of those who are not. There are still other shallow ways of judging others. One of these ways is which house each person belongs to. Each person is assigned to a house when they get to Hogwarts....