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The one that has always interested me was the first commandment, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Many make the argument that it means you shouldn’t worship false idols, but I’m not so sure. One of the things any decent theology class will teach is that the wording used in the bible is very deliberate and purposeful. The specific wording of the first commandment seems to imply the existence of other gods. I’d like a counter argument or an explaination if someone much more versed in theology than myself can find one.

Yeah, they do snap your wand if you get expelled. I’m not sure if it’s actually canon, but I think pureblood and half-blood students can still apply to a different school whereas muggleborns will be obliviated along with their family. Again, not sure if that last part is true, so don’t take it as fact.

Yeah, normally when you think of high treason you think death penalty. Being a janitor is a slap on the wrist compared to life in Azkaban.

I still have to disagree. He might not have had it that bad, but getting sent to Azkaban was like the final straw in a chain of crappy life events. We can sit here and say that he didn’t have it that bad, but we can’t say that his life has been great up to this point. His childhood and summers with the Dursleys, his treatment at school for his 2nd and 4th years, the ministry’s attack on his reputation, the death of Sirius, the death of Neville and the subsequent betrayal of all those he trusted the most. Yes, betrayal happens and it hurts, but probably even moreso for someone who only began learning to trust others a few years prior. Even if you or I had some friends or a lover betray us, we’d probably still have someone else there for us. Harry doesn’t. The betrayal was literally everyone that he knew. Even if he’s free, Neville is still dead as are his previous friendships. Getting sent to Azkaban was the cherry on top of it all. Also, just being around dementors has a negative affect, even if they don’t directly feed on you. All of those things that happened to him suck and he’s still only 16-17 and still has a lot of growing up to do. It’s not much of a surprise that he would have some kind of mental breakdown at some point.

It’s not really the entire race, just European wizards. The British in particular.

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He grew up without any real family, finally found people he could trust, and they stabbed him in the back without even letting him explain himself. Got sent to Askaban after being socially destroyed by the people you cared for most. Couple that with the fact that Askaban isn’t a fun place even if dementors are the gnawing on you. I’d say him being like this isn’t too out of character for someone that got screwed the way he did.

I’d like to give the author the benefit of the doubt and make the assumption that rest of the world has methods of detecting someone under the imperious curse and it’s just magical Britain that doesn’t. I like the implication that magical Britain, despite its rich magical heritage, has fallen far behind the rest of the world in basic spells and methodology due to arrogance and/or inability to adapt/innovate.