Charlotte Alter is a national correspondent for Time, and a radio host for Alter Family Politics on @radioandy, SiriusXM 102. Having delved into much of the current issues in her day job she noticed some striking similarities between the young people’s March For Our Lives and the goings on in the world of Harry Potter.
Charlotte took to Twitter to see if anyone agreed, and if anyone had thought the same.
1/ One thing I noticed while reporting on the #NeverAgainMSD students ahead of the #MarchForOurLives: this is not just a generation that has grown up with school shootings— it’s also a generation that grew up reading Harry Potter
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) 24 March 2018
Harry Potter has almost become their playbook: the Ones Who Lived fighting an “evil” force that has infiltrated the government and brainwashed adults using only the powers they’ve learned in school: illumination, protection, disarmament. cc @jk_rowling
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) 24 March 2018
They refer to HP a lot. They call Rick Scott “Voldemort.” Bill Nelson is “a cross between Dumbledore and a dragon.” .@Emma4Change, who is still reading book 7, compared this battle to the showdown between the Dumbledore’s Army and the Death Eaters inside the ministry of magic
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) 24 March 2018
Other parallels they mentioned: They’re aided by a beloved principal & teachers. Gov officials are often useless. Their opponents use unfair tactics against children (one mentioned the Cruciatus curse.) I couldn’t help noticing there’s even a family of redheads on their side.
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) 24 March 2018
Many of them pointed out that “Expelliarmus,” the disarmament spell, is the go-to spell for Hogwarts kids. Disarmament is the #MarchforOurLives strategy, both literally and rhetorically. They want to both reduce gun violence AND disarm the NRA using jokes, facts, social media
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) 24 March 2018
Many people agreed with the comparison:
These kids all grew up reading HP and a lot of dystopian YA novels where teens took charge and tried to fix things that grown ups screwed up. Many of the heros are fearless women or people of color. Who says kids don't read?
— Joe Berger (@newsstandpromos) 24 March 2018
My brother and me at the #MarchForOurLives sibling event in Port Saint Lucie, Florida! And I thought I was being so original!!! pic.twitter.com/w5cIgpDdVB
— Shane Doesn't Like Nazis (@BlueGreyGenius) 24 March 2018
Harry Potter and the Millennials: Research Methods and the Politics of the Muggle Generation
— Scott Pavek (@RSPavek) 25 March 2018
https://t.co/gwtM7p2ogC
Oh, how weary attacks against my generation make me... .
— alanna joanne (@alanna_joanne) 24 March 2018
May I kindly remind you of the attached 2007 quote from @jk_rowling herself.
👉 https://t.co/3KvjgcOzX6 pic.twitter.com/w3FUXLef37
We’ve been calling Rick Scott Voldemoort for years. pic.twitter.com/YVPboR13dZ
— Sheri Smith (@SheriSmithRE) 25 March 2018
While others disagreed…
— Perellis Maine (@twelvenot12) 27 March 2018
Do you really think your generation invented analogies? You speak like a child. Harry Potter IS NOT REAL. Generations have long looked to Greek tragedy as well as Shakespearean for inspiration. Read. 🙄🙄🙄
— mymoondawg (@mymoondawg) 24 March 2018
So basically, #MarchForOurLives is a bunch of adolescent LARPers who believe they are living in someone else's fantasy world?
— Rick (@ricksegrest) 28 March 2018
Proves that the kids are idiots
— tgnoble (@tgnoble) 26 March 2018
What do you think, Reading Addicts?
Is there an interesting thread of truth here?
Could Millennials and GenZ really be that influenced by one of their favourite book series? Is this a good thing or bad?
Let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or in the comments below!

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