Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Harry Potter has lost both his parents when he was a baby, and throughout the story, he has had several father figures, some of the positive and some of them less so. In this video, Gil Kidron hosts novelist and writing prof. Theo Gangi to talk about the similarities and differences between Harry Potter's father figures: Quirinus Quirrell, Gilderoy Lockhart, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, and Lord Voldemort.

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