This week Steven and Karl go through Part 1 of their discussion on the Harry Potter book and film series. 

JK Rowling Statement - https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/

Hedwig’s Theme - https://youtu.be/JQR6rkT1guo  

Harry Potter influences and analogues - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_influences_and_analogues 

Jane Austen - https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Austen 

Jessica Mitford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Mitford  

Elizabeth Goudge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Goudge  

Aeschylus - https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/the-aeschylus-epigraph-in-deathly-hallows/#:~:text=The%20Chorus%20passage%20that%20is,to%20the%20murder%20of%20Clytemnestra.&text=In%20Agamemnon%2C%20the%20father%20is,is%20avenged%20by%20his%20children. 

Hermoine Harry Fan theory - https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/the-aeschylus-epigraph-in-deathly-hallows/#:~:text=The%20Chorus%20passage%20that%20is,to%20the%20murder%20of%20Clytemnestra.&text=In%20Agamemnon%2C%20the%20father%20is,is%20avenged%20by%20his%20children. 

Macbeth - https://youtu.be/JQR6rkT1guo 

Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod

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Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod

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