As much as people would like to argue it doesn’t, and that For Reading Addicts should steer clear of politics, fiction and reality often cross over. There is no escaping politics as life is political, reading is a political act, and literature has recorded and reflects that.
The Harry Potter fandom knows this all too well… The world of witches, wizards, and magical creatures is often fraught with clashes and strong opinion, much like our own. Occasionally this particular literary world has been seen to reflect our own in such a way that many fans cannot help but make comparisons, no matter how obscure, hilarious, or downright ridiculous.
Any and every politician has been compared to Voldemort- including Nigel Farage
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Twitter comes out with some gems sometimes
'Mommy was mean to me and I don't wanna hold her hand no more.' pic.twitter.com/UksDzt0MOX
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 18 March 2017
I mean, even if you like Hillary, this is a funny observation
The parallels are amazing
I bet one is his hair…
On point!
She WISHES she were a Hofflepump rather than a Slitherythin
Harry Potter knows!
Y.I.K.E.S
Remember when these memes were popular?
I’d suggest May doesn’t have enough class or power to be Slytherin anyway
YAS
Time to turn off the internet now. KTHXBAI
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