Lara Prendergast Lara Prendergast

Harry Potter and the millennial mind

How J.K. Rowling shaped the political thinking of a generation

issue 24 June 2017

Which Hogwarts house would you be in? There are four options, and everybody fits into one. The brave and chivalrous are put in Gryffindor. Patient and loyal types head to Hufflepuff. Ravenclaw is for the witty and intelligent. The cunning and ambitious — and potentially evil — are destined for Slytherin.

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