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Harry Potter Controversy: Students
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The article criticizes Rowling for an incident in which Harry has a conflict between taking the honorable action or following the instructions of his teacher. This is an apparent reference to an incident in which a student is injured during broomstick-flying lessons. The teacher told the class to not practice with their broomsticks while she took the student to the nurse. One student stole an object and flew away with it, threatening to damage it. Harry disobeyed the teacher and retrieved the stolen item. The author of the article apparently believes that teacher's orders must be obeyed under all circumstances.
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Have students read the article, "Why 'Harry Potter' did a Harry Houdini" and compare the data source of the New York Times bestseller list with that of Amazon.com's "Hot 100" list. Here are questions they may want to consider:
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Remember what the character Hermione Granger said in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? After nasty Professor Dolores Umbridge forbade students from reading a tabloid called The Quibbler because it featured a Harry Potter interview that made the Ministry of Magic look bad, Hermoine was happy. The best way to make sure someone reads something, she said, is to ban it.
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