A quick disclaimer/confession:

I have not read any of the Harry Potter books, nor have I seen all of the movies. I know that to a die-hard Harry Potter fan, this makes me absolutely unqualified to make any commentary whatsoever about the blessed work of JK Rowling and the subsequent butchering and/or enhancement of her work by various movie directors (depending on which camp you’re from). And after Chowder yelled at me the other night when my criticism of Quidditch as a sport was based on a slight misunderstanding of the rules, something I would have known, “HAD I DONE SOME RESEARCH!”, I am feeling a little timid about sharing any opinions in the general realm of wizardry at the moment.

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