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* By the end of the second book in the [[Warchild Series]], {{spoiler|Captain Azarcon and his men}} have acquired this reputation.
* By the end of the second book in the [[Warchild Series]], {{spoiler|Captain Azarcon and his men}} have acquired this reputation.
* [[Harry Potter]], despite being the [[The Chosen One|Chosen One]], gets this treatment frequently throughout the series, mostly being portrayed as an [[Attention Whore]]:
* [[Harry Potter]], despite being the [[The Chosen One|Chosen One]], gets this treatment frequently throughout the series, mostly being portrayed as an [[Attention Whore]]:
** In ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets|Harry Potter]]'' he is suspected of being the Heir of Slytherin due to always being seen with the victims shortly before it happened and being able to [[Snake Talk|speak snake]];
** In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets|Harry Potter]]'' he is suspected of being the Heir of Slytherin due to always being seen with the victims shortly before it happened and being able to [[Snake Talk|speak snake]];
** In ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]'' he is accused of tricking the eponymous goblet into allowing him to participate in the [[Inevitable Tournament]];
** In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]'' he is accused of tricking the eponymous goblet into allowing him to participate in the [[Inevitable Tournament]];
** In ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Harry Potter]]'', the ''Daily Prophet'' convinces the populace that he's a psychotic attention-seeker who is pretending that Voldemort has returned to get himself more [[The Woobie|Woobieness]]. However, when Voldemort is seen at the Ministry of Magic, the ''Prophet'' not only reverses its position, but also gilds Harry's reputation as a fearlessly determined [[The Cassandra|Cassandra]] warning the Wizardry community of the threat.
** In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Harry Potter]]'', the ''Daily Prophet'' convinces the populace that he's a psychotic attention-seeker who is pretending that Voldemort has returned to get himself more [[The Woobie|Woobieness]]. However, when Voldemort is seen at the Ministry of Magic, the ''Prophet'' not only reverses its position, but also gilds Harry's reputation as a fearlessly determined [[The Cassandra|Cassandra]] warning the Wizardry community of the threat.
** In ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter]]'', the newly Voldemort-controlled ''Daily Prophet'' accuses him of murdering {{spoiler|Dumbledore}} and the anti-Voldemort resistance movement starts to lose faith in Harry because of his sudden disappearance, secretly criticizing him for being a [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|Chosen One Who Doesn't Do Anything.]] {{spoiler|Of course he makes up for it in the end, and all is forgiven.}}
** In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter]]'', the newly Voldemort-controlled ''Daily Prophet'' accuses him of murdering {{spoiler|Dumbledore}} and the anti-Voldemort resistance movement starts to lose faith in Harry because of his sudden disappearance, secretly criticizing him for being a [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|Chosen One Who Doesn't Do Anything.]] {{spoiler|Of course he makes up for it in the end, and all is forgiven.}}
** This trope could also apply to Severus Snape. No matter how many times he has demonstrably saved Harry's life, or failed to cause him any harm besides a few detentions and sarcastic remarks when he had plenty of opportunities, Harry continued to hate his guts until the very end. Also, everyone believes him a traitor after book six because {{spoiler|he killed Dumbledore (done at Dumbledore's request, but only Snape and Dumbledore knew this).}} Especially given that {{spoiler|Snape had been a Death Eater before (of his own free will,)}} it was an ''entirely reasonable'' conclusion to come to. The fact that Snape was always a [[Jerkass]] to Harry doesn't help his case. He was also a [[Deadpan Snarker]] to everyone, as well. Except for his chosen [[Teacher's Pet]] students. Heck, even them at times.
** This trope could also apply to Severus Snape. No matter how many times he has demonstrably saved Harry's life, or failed to cause him any harm besides a few detentions and sarcastic remarks when he had plenty of opportunities, Harry continued to hate his guts until the very end. Also, everyone believes him a traitor after book six because {{spoiler|he killed Dumbledore (done at Dumbledore's request, but only Snape and Dumbledore knew this).}} Especially given that {{spoiler|Snape had been a Death Eater before (of his own free will,)}} it was an ''entirely reasonable'' conclusion to come to. The fact that Snape was always a [[Jerkass]] to Harry doesn't help his case. He was also a [[Deadpan Snarker]] to everyone, as well. Except for his chosen [[Teacher's Pet]] students. Heck, even them at times.
*** {{spoiler|Harry ''finally'' gets this when he views Snape's life story and forgives him for his flaws. Not only did he get his second son's middle name from Snape, he even campaigned to have Snape recognised as a legitimate Headmaster and hero of the Wizarding World.}}
*** {{spoiler|Harry ''finally'' gets this when he views Snape's life story and forgives him for his flaws. Not only did he get his second son's middle name from Snape, he even campaigned to have Snape recognised as a legitimate Headmaster and hero of the Wizarding World.}}
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