2016 Postmortem

TomCADem

(17,387 posts) Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:39 AM Oct 2016

Since J.K. Rowling Likes Hillary, If Hillary Was Hermione Granger...

...bookish, over-prepares and is resented for it, and not overly charismatic, then what Harry Potter character would Trump be?

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Since J.K. Rowling Likes Hillary, If Hillary Was Hermione Granger... (Original Post) TomCADem Oct 2016 OP

Who turned out to be the Granger boy's rat? MountainMazza Oct 2016 #1

Trump = Scabbers ProfessorPlum Oct 2016 #13

Scabbers -- yes! MountainMazza Oct 2016 #14

Gilderoy Lockhart. Daemonaquila Oct 2016 #2

Good choice MountainMazza Oct 2016 #3

I never thought about him.... all american girl Oct 2016 #6

Indeed!! sagetea Oct 2016 #8

Crabbe - a stupid bully Glorfindel Oct 2016 #4

Not Malfoy? Arrogant, Entitled, Hates Muggles, and is Easily Manipulated? TomCADem Oct 2016 #5

Or Christie. I think you're right! Glorfindel Oct 2016 #7

Agreed, Trump is Malfoy, but he's Lucius, not Draco. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #9

Nah, Lucius is too intelligent, politically savvy, and old-money to be Trump cemaphonic Oct 2016 #15

Was he, though? His victories were all petty and he took his losses personally. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #16

Lucius is Cheney cemaphonic Oct 2016 #17

Wormtail to Putin's Voldemort MANative Oct 2016 #10

Wormtail for sure mcar Oct 2016 #11

Well, I Guess I Can See The Resemblance... TomCADem Oct 2016 #12

MountainMazza

(312 posts)

1. Who turned out to be the Granger boy's rat?

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:43 AM

Oct 2016

That's my choice...maybe Peter Petigrew (sp) was his name.

ProfessorPlum

(11,257 posts)

13. Trump = Scabbers

Reply to MountainMazza (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 11:20 AM

Oct 2016

i like it

MountainMazza

(312 posts)

14. Scabbers -- yes!

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 11:31 AM

Oct 2016

Daemonaquila

(1,712 posts)

2. Gilderoy Lockhart.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:45 AM

Oct 2016

Who else but an empty windbag self-promoter, willing to do anything to prop up his ego?

MountainMazza

(312 posts)

3. Good choice

Reply to Daemonaquila (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:45 AM

Oct 2016

all american girl

(1,788 posts)

6. I never thought about him....

Reply to Daemonaquila (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:53 AM

Oct 2016

I was thinking donnie was Crabbe...a bully and dumb, but I think I like yours better.

sagetea

(1,368 posts)

8. Indeed!!

Reply to Daemonaquila (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:15 AM

Oct 2016

I was thinking, Professor Umbridge, but I like Lockhart better!!!

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)

4. Crabbe - a stupid bully

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:46 AM

Oct 2016

This guy:

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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)

5. Not Malfoy? Arrogant, Entitled, Hates Muggles, and is Easily Manipulated?

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:53 AM

Oct 2016

Crabbe is more of a henchmen. Like Guiliani.

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)

7. Or Christie. I think you're right!

Reply to TomCADem (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:14 AM

Oct 2016

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

9. Agreed, Trump is Malfoy, but he's Lucius, not Draco.

Reply to TomCADem (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:27 AM

Oct 2016

Chris Christie would be Crabbe's father and Rudy Giuliani is Goyle's. (i.e. both already Death Eaters.)

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

15. Nah, Lucius is too intelligent, politically savvy, and old-money to be Trump

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:43 PM

Oct 2016

I agree with the Gilderoy Lockheart suggestion upthread.

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

16. Was he, though? His victories were all petty and he took his losses personally.

Reply to cemaphonic (Reply #15)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:11 PM

Oct 2016

There doesn't seem to be a perfect analog, because I also agree with Trump matching parts of Lockhart too.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

17. Lucius is Cheney

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #16)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:41 PM

Oct 2016

Evil, arrogant and personally unpleasant, but he knows how to play the game.

MANative

(4,112 posts)

10. Wormtail to Putin's Voldemort

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:44 AM

Oct 2016

Ass-kissing sycophant to an evil wanna-be world dictator.

mcar

(42,334 posts)

11. Wormtail for sure

Reply to MANative (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:45 AM

Oct 2016

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)

12. Well, I Guess I Can See The Resemblance...

Reply to mcar (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 11:06 AM

Oct 2016

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