A study found that reading the fantasy novels improves tolerance of stigmatized groups across a range of demographics Frequenters of social media may have found a surprising level of comparison to recent political events and the world of Harry Potter; with fans using the series to process Donald Trump's shock win and strengthening protests against him through analogies within The Order of the Phoenix - specifically Voldemort's takeover of the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore's Army.

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