it makes sense that people would look at the harry potter books, go “is this an artful selection of fantasies describing one increasingly deranged woman’s libido or is it a portal for true facts about house elves i can memorise” and decide for the latter
>Can you expand on “ is this an artful selection of fantasies describing one increasingly deranged woman’s libido” w.r.t Harry Potter? I read the books as a kid, but was never a big enough fan to have a feel for what you’re referencing
there are two ways to read novels generally: the french way and the english way. the english way is when you read them as instruction manuals for how to behave in society and treat the author as an instructor. the french way is when you read them as a collection of fantasies about dream characters doing things and treat the author as a pervert.