“They say it’s excruciatingly difficult to become an animagus and takes years and years of study (except that even flushable wipe Peter Pettigrew figured it out in, like, one year as a teenager, but okay1), yet McGonagall uses it literally exclusively to blow kids’ minds on the first day of Transfiguration class. Ma’am, you are engaged in guerilla warfare against a shadow army of fascists that can do magic. Turn into a cat one time?” MagicHarry PotterProfessor McgonagallMovie Critic Author:Lindy West
“...disband Slytherin! Why keep it? Do we need it? Why have one house that’s evil? Especially when your whole society is so scared of evil wizards they can’t even say one guy’s name out loud? Wizard hack: don’t send fully one-quarter of your children to Evil School, and maybe end up with 100 percent fewer evil wizards.” MagicHarry PotterMovie CriticsSlytherin Book:Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema Source: Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema
“Relative to other Harry Potter people, I’m in it medium. As it is for, I assume, plenty of other adults with emotional problems, Harry Potter is a reliable security blanket for me—during challenging periods in my life, listening to the (Jim Dale) audiobooks has been the only thing that gets me to sleep. It’s low-stakes and goofy, but also high-stakes and I care about the characters, plus there’s magic. Those are all of my needs. However, the best thing about Harry Potter, the thing that keeps me hooked year after year, is that the internal logic barely hangs together. None of it makes any sense! The best thing about Harry Potter is that I hate it!!!” Harry PotterMoviesMovie CriticsJim Dale Book:Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema Source: Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema
