JKR did such a wonderful job portraying trauma. Simply wonderful.
Orphaned, isolated child, born out of wedlock, growing up in the middle of a war. Instead of overcoming his circumstances, he becomes a feared serial killer that led a slightly insane cult. And JKR's explanation? Children born out of rape cannot feel love (and if you die in childbirth it means you don't love your child).
Neglected, emotionally (and probably physically) abused, nearly murdered, sexually assaulted, led into joining a cult, bullied (though the Marauders really went past just simple schoolyard bullying) for seven years straight for absolutely no reason with practically no support system all before the age of eighteen. Instead of overcoming his circumstances, he becomes an antagonized abuser of power.
Practically a human house elf, told to pretend he didn't exist whenever it was convenient for his "family", given a cupboard for a room (and locked in it for long periods of time), malnourished, physically and emotionally abused, nearly dies more than ten times, and more all before the age of eighteen with no support system until the age of eleven. And he becomes a pristine hero that is absolutely unaffected by anything and everything with his abuse used for comedic purposes.
Another child is possessed and almost dies at the hands of a weird diary and a giant snake and her only reaction is to cry a little? An adult (a terrible person, but you still can't brush off trauma like that) was traumatized by a herd of centaurs and it's laughed off (also... Ronald it's really not funny to trigger someone purposefully)? Someone's child dies and it's never mentioned again except for a weird spin off non-canon compliant thing made ten years later?
Honestly I could go on and on about different traumatized people and how their trauma was brushed off time and time again but then this post would be miles long.
This is bad because it either tells abused/traumatized people "You will become bad no matter what for reasons beyond your control" or "You must be perfect and unrealistic" and "The trauma you survived shouldn't be taken seriously and should be just used as a joke".
FuCK the tea is hOt















