drink up

are Harry Potter and company turning to drink too often?

Hermione is tipsy. Neville is serving drinks. Ron is sipping mead and Harry is partying with his professors.

Does Hogwarts have a drinking problem?

As Harry Potter fans crowd movie theaters to catch the latest installment in the blockbuster series, parents may be surprised by the starring role given to alcohol. In scene after scene, the young wizards and their adult professors are seen sipping, gulping and pouring various forms of alcohol to calm their nerves, fortify their courage or comfort their sorrows.

i think a parent interviewed for the article says it best with “The Harry Potter universe is not our own.”  if anything, use it as a point of discussion.

(via Shelf Awareness)

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