Both Uses of
persecution
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Imagine wasting your time and energy persecuting merpeople when there are little toerags like Kreacher on the loose.†
Chpt 14 *
- Yes, those with eyes too clouded by the mundane to See as I See, to Know as I Know… of course, we Seers have always been feared, always persecuted… it is — alas —our fate.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(persecution) very bad and unfair treatment of others -- often because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political beliefs