For my non-American friends: I’m going to try to explain modern American politics to you, using the Wizard World of Harry Potter.
Republicans and Democrats aren’t Harry, Dumbledore, Voldemort.
Republicans are Gilderoy Lockhart.
Democrats are Lucius Malfoy.
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Republicans – conservative media, political operatives, elected officials, are generally considered to be on the “good” side, like Professor Lockhart is.
(You read the books, saw the movies. You know where this is going.)
In reality, they’re feckless midwit narcissists.
Republicans love celebrity. They crave it. Doesn’t matter how fleeting or unlikely.
Kanye.
The Hawk Tuah girl.
Even J. K. Rowling herself, unquestioningly liberal, is claimed by the American right for simply pointing out that boys aren’t girls.
I could be the most fêted auteur in cinema, and the chances of this working would still be slim. May as well just pitch @jk_rowling @wbpictures @StreamOnMax here, and hope it goes viral.
Ms. Rowling: we need an Auror series starring Daniel Radcliffe.
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The @wizardingworld is infinitely vast and almost entirely unexplored, since we’ve mostly seen it through the eyes of @HarryPotter during his years at Hogwarts.
…but then, as an adult, he becomes a Dark Wizard hunter for the government.
It’s the biggest set-up in IP history.
@wizardingworld @harrypotter Plus, all the actors are now the right age for it. Sure, Rupert and Emma and Daniel have other projects, sometimes, but how could they say no to this?