【Rebekka Armstrong Archives】

Over the last few months I've had the sweet,Rebekka Armstrong Archives sweet pleasure of rereading all the Harry Potterbooks.

After I'd finished Rowling's series for a second time -- and in an attempt to siphon off some of my excitement -- I decided to write down my waffling opinions on the books in a series of five articles.

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The results -- from an exhaustive list of the hidden clues I spotted to my thoughts on why the books should never be classed as "just for kids" -- are rounded up below.

37 hidden clues I only spotted when I reread Harry Potter in my 20s

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Here are the last words spoken by Harry Potter characters before they die

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14 times Dumbledore was the greatest fictional character of all time

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If Harry Potter characters had modern day technology

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Don't ever tell me the Harry Potter books are just for kids. You're wrong, and I can prove it

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