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Megan McClintock

Dec 24, 2019

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What ‘Harry Potter’ Teaches Us About Mental Illness and Empathy

From its soul-sucking Dementors to its marginalized heroes, the world of ‘Harry Potter’ world helps kids learn tolerance and compassion

Illustration: Mallory Muse/Pixabay

More than 500 million copies of Harry Potter have sold worldwide, making it the best selling book series of all time.

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Writer, editor, book lover, history nerd, and random fact finder. I write as a way to learn. https://twitter.com/MHMcClintock

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