Harry Potter: 7 Times ‘Good’ Characters Acted Like Draco At His Worst

7. Neville Longbottom’s Uncle Threw Him Out Of The Window

Poor Neville’s entire journey into the Wizarding World started with his wizard uncle yeeting the boy out of the window to see whether he has any magical abilities. That was psychotic but hardly surprising as, despite being “good,” Neville’s family was always terribly harsh to him.

6. Hermione Granger Left Her Vacation With Parents For School

For a supposedly functional family, the Grangers spent all too little time together. Despite living in her boarding school for most of the year either way, Hermione spent her vacations with the Weasleys or at Hogwarts, and once even ditched her parents halfway through their ski trip.

5. Molly Weasley Bullied Hermione Because Of Rita Skeeter’s Article

The very thought of a grown-up woman shaming a little girl for supposedly dating someone is wild, but Mrs. Weasley took it a step further. Based on the filthiest journalist’s article, Molly began blatantly bullying poor Hermione and disregarding her in front of everyone.

4. Harry Potter Internally Ridiculing His Ex-Girlfriend For Her Feelings

When Harry starts dating Ginny Weasley, it’s a nice change from their anticlimactic relationship with Cho Chang, true. But claiming that one of the best things about Ginny was that she was “rarely weepy” was a few steps too far considering the awful things Cho had gone through.

3. Sirius Black Insulted Harry For Genuinely Caring About His Safety

Harry’s godfather didn’t deserve the terrible and hard life he got, but that wasn’t a justification for giving Harry the cold treatment. When his godson refused to risk Sirius’s safety by meeting him at Hogsmeade, Sirius told Harry he wasn’t like his father which upset the boy greatly.

2. The Weasley Girls Bullied Fleur For Being “Pretentious” And Positive

Molly, Ginny, and even Hermione repeatedly treated Bill’s bride like an annoying insect and insulted her behind her back just because Fleur was… Optimistic, energetic, and different from them. The poor girl had to stand up for herself several times before they accepted her.

1. Remus Lupin Left His Pregnant Wife In Search Of Adventures

We love Lupin as much as the next guy, but he was such an a-hole to Tonks! First, he made her depressed by rejecting her; second, when they got together and had a baby coming, he left her alone to join Harry in his quest. In our book, Harry was still too mild on Lupin: a man who ditched his pregnant wife deserves more backlash.