Contents

Introduction

MERCEDES LACKEY

Harry Potter and the Young Man’s Mistake

DANIEL P. MOLONEY

The Dursleys as Social Commentary

ROBERTA GELLIS

To Sir, With Love

JOYCE MILLMAN

Harry Potter and the End of Religion

MARGUERITE KRAUSE

It’s All About God

ELISABETH DEVOS

Hermione Granger and the Charge of Sexism

SARAH ZETTEL

Neville Longbottom: The Hero with a Thousand Faces

MARTHA WELLS

Why Dumbledore Had to Die

LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS

From Azkaban to Abu Ghraib

ADAM-TROY CASTRO

Ich Bin Ein Hufflepuff

SUSAN R. MATTHEWS

Harry Potter as Schooldays Novel

JAMES GUNN

Harry Potter and the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselor

MERCEDES LACKEY

The Proper Wizard’s Guide to Good Manners

ROXANNE LONGSTREET CONRAD

Why Killing Harry Is the Worst Outcome for Voldemort

RICHARD GARFINKLE