What have I the reader learned about slavery from Harry Potter? That Hermione was an insufferable bitch from doing activism? That’s basically my only takeaway from the SPEW subplot, because everything in the narrative keeps hammering that over my head.

And given what we know about how Rowling feels about liberal activists standing up for the rights of minorities today, I would say she probably meant for us to look down on Hermione and consider her efforts laughable.

Glad to know you laughed during the subplot where everyone demeaned Hermione for trying to fight back against chattel slavery.