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[hpraremod]

Discussion Question #4
Here is a tough one for you. If you could change one thing in the Harry Potter books, what would it be and why?

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[alley-skywalker.livejournal.com]

Gosh I really loved Gone With the Wind. I never cared much for Scarlet of Rhett, always was more of an Ashley girl, but that's beside the point. It's actually kinda funny, in light of your comment, that I read GWtW and the first HP book in the same year or so. But, yea, this is why I laugh when people say Harry Potter should be studied in school as serious literature. Honestly, God forbid.

I feel it's worth mentioning that the First War comes off more as the Civil War than it's meant prototype -- WW II and Nazi Germany. Firstly, because it is a civil war started around prejudices. But also, given how many Purebloods there were on either side and that half bloods were/are not uncommon among the DEs, I think there were other undercurrent there such as power struggles. Again, same as in the Civil War. Call it a struggle between liberals and conservatives if you will. Also, while Germany did not have a long history of prejudice again Jews, the South did have a long history of predjudice against African-Americans just as the Pureblood society had a long history of prejudice against muggles and muggle-borns. I honestly think the situation was more of a hybrid with the crazy leader and the strong fear-mongering propaganda reminiscent of the nazi regime and the socialized prejudices and societal/power struggle between elites elements ala the Civil War.

[magic-knickers.livejournal.com]

I have yet to meet a single person who honestly likes Scarlet. She's just an unlikeable gal.

I can definitely see the parallel between the Wizarding War and the Civil War, especially due to the heavily racist undertones. Like the Civil War, families were torn apart for the cause--especially the Blacks--and both sides honestly thought that they were doing the "moral" and just thing. I actually live deep in the South now, and I will, on occasion, come across a person who refers to the Civil War as the Great War of Northern Agression. Those beliefs run very deep.

[alley-skywalker.livejournal.com]

Haha my grandma thinks Scarlet is just the best *rolls eyes* IDEK.

Yea, I had a PoliSci prof who used to teach in the South and he said that his students wouldn't let him call it the Civil War and would refer to it as "The Southern War for Independence." I think this proves just how deep those social frictions and fractions can run and if we look at the situation in the WW as similar than the Second War makes perfect sense, actually.