Eh. It and the Ron thing make the elitism increasingly distasteful. I mean, what does it say when the Malfoys care more for the underclass than you do?
I think this is at least in part a coincidence based on how JKR wrote the originals. She made all the upperclass people cold and Slytherin, and the underclass warm and emotional but short on brains, power, and/or rationality. MoR!Harry’s personality leads him to like the ambitious plotting brainiacs, so he ends up hanging out with the upperclass.
The principle exception… is the Weasley twins and Hermione
Good point. Hermione’s family is comfortable economically, but she’s still “underclass” because of her muggle parents. Kind of the exception that proves the rule. Also, I’d like to see more of the Weasley twins (though I doubt we will, as the story is too dark and serious now for them to fit well).
I think this is at least in part a coincidence based on how JKR wrote the originals. She made all the upperclass people cold and Slytherin, and the underclass warm and emotional but short on brains, power, and/or rationality. MoR!Harry’s personality leads him to like the ambitious plotting brainiacs, so he ends up hanging out with the upperclass.
I like this. The principle exception to
is the Weasley twins and Hermione, none of whom are short on brains. And Harry is interacting with them about as much as he did in canon.
Good point. Hermione’s family is comfortable economically, but she’s still “underclass” because of her muggle parents. Kind of the exception that proves the rule. Also, I’d like to see more of the Weasley twins (though I doubt we will, as the story is too dark and serious now for them to fit well).
As the Weasley twins are probably my favourite characters from the original series, I agree!