Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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In another Got Academy Harry Potter review, we talk about how the treatment of magical creatures in Harry Potter resembles in many ways the way we treat animals on our real world: with a sense of entitlement and a willingness to use violence, breaking them apart for things we want. It goes beyond animal rights, into the rights of humanoids, as is illustrated with Dobby the house elves, Buckbeak the hippogriff, giants, centaurs and even dragons. Writer, literature prof. and writing prof Theo Gangi joins Gil Kidron again for another Harry Potter discussion!

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