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Maybe it's because I only see HP get pulled apart here and not the others, but I believe that's due to the author's views and this...

One point of difference is that the full HP series got translated into movies, which then had a spin-off prequel series and computer...

Weird. I see all of those things get pulled apart (in amounts reflecting their cultural relenance). HP is a touchstone for an entire...

No, it's in the "many years later" epilogue of the last book / movie, when Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione are putting their children on...

Hunger games got a lot of talk among people my age (the boundary between millennial and Gen z). I think we were mostly reading it...

Actually the characters do deal with PTSD

On the house elf thing, there’s two parts to it. House elves do tend to enjoy housekeeping, but they’re magically bound to stay at one...

Might I suggest finishing the series? This is not true. Likewise, "elf slavery is good" does not survive contact with Dobby. The point...

What's the retcon? Harry makes his choice in the first book and Dumbledore validates it. He opines about sorting too early to Snape in...

I think that reading is straightforward. But in the context of choice, Draco, Percy, Sirius and Regulus, Slughorn, Pettigrew, and...

Um... this actually IS dealt with. Harry chooses his house (by opting against Slytherin). Dumbledore underscores the importance of that...

It is the unpopular opinion thread...but I think many of these interpretations are not supported by the text. Maybe one of my unpopular...

I know, I know. "Another 6E Thread?!?" Yes. But I want to keep it positive. If you love 5E (either flavor, or any other edition) that's...

This indicates that you have not a fig of an idea of what safety tools are for. You are arguing against a strawman of your own making...

I’d extend that to the bulk of the hobby. Monster books, adventures, etc. The imagination is like any other mental muscle. If you don’t...