Filch got shat on by life, he’s a squib with no education to make it in the muggle world so they have him cleaning floors in a world where magic can do that easily. He’s not just a charity case but he knows he’s a charity case and that many wizards see him as lesser, but also that he has absoloutely no better options than his current situation.
A video essay I watched pointed out that Harry Potter’s chief conflict is between old conservatism (the good guys ™) and new conservatism (the bad guys ™), and I will never ever unsee it.
Uh no. The conflict would have been between old conservatism (pure blood rule) and new conservatism (include muggle born).
It’s like one of the main topics of the story.
The main baddies are declining aristocrats afraid of losing their position and power.
Filch got shat on by life, he’s a squib with no education to make it in the muggle world so they have him cleaning floors in a world where magic can do that easily. He’s not just a charity case but he knows he’s a charity case and that many wizards see him as lesser, but also that he has absoloutely no better options than his current situation.
A video essay I watched pointed out that Harry Potter’s chief conflict is between old conservatism (the good guys ™) and new conservatism (the bad guys ™), and I will never ever unsee it.
Uh no. The conflict would have been between old conservatism (pure blood rule) and new conservatism (include muggle born). It’s like one of the main topics of the story. The main baddies are declining aristocrats afraid of losing their position and power.
Also, he wishes he could torture kids for getting the floor dirty.