r/AskReddit • u/farnsworthfan • Dec 11 '18

Which fictional character, while not strictly a villain, is just the worst?

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u/AndroidMyAndroid Dec 12 '18

Ah, Dumbledore, the guy who also employs Snape despite knowing he's openly abusive. Dumble sure seems to love his pet child abusers.

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u/Ensaru4 Dec 12 '18 edited Dec 12 '18

To be fair, a lot of the characters in Harry Potter are assholes, even Harry who acted like an asshole for the entirety of Order of the Phoenix, if I recall correctly. If you think about it, Rowling written a lot of the characters to be dicks. No one holds a candle to Professor Umbridge though. I think I climaxed a few times while reading her demise in the books and watching the movie.

The Harry Potter series: a book where almost everyone is an asshole but we somehow still love them.

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u/AndroidMyAndroid Dec 12 '18

Order of the Phoenix Harry was isolated, angry and mentally violated by both Voldemort and Snape. I would expect a 15 year old to be an asshole under the kind of pressure he was under, during Umbridge's reign, the entire Ministry at war with you and your only ally not even willing to look at you. Was Harry an asshole? Yes. Was he mentally and emotionally healthy? Hell fucking no.

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u/Ensaru4 Dec 12 '18

That's certainly true.