You might be more fond of your ideas than Reality is.
The greater the participation in social media, the greater the uproar surrounding events of interest, and each new crisis is born smaller than the last. Factions curse, block, ban and unfriend one another over disagreements existing almost entirely in their imagination, as there is no apparent link between experience, research and outrage.
Often, we have the spectacle of someone second-guessing those on the battlefield from the comfort of a chair in Starbucks, their weapon a bedazzled smartphone rather than a bayonetted rifle grimly gripped in a muddy field...
Let us examine something held dear against an entertaining alternative, such that you see this light:
Lumos!
What are the odds that a single mother, living on "the dole", would write the most successful book series of all time and become a billionaire in the process?
It wasn’t luck. J.K. Rowling had help.
From Hermione. The real Hermione.
The seven volumes about Harry Potter are actually true.
J.K Rowling, a
destitute single mother living on the dole, was discovered by the real
Hermione Granger - played in the movie by Emma Watson. Hermione
recognized a way to do some real good. Ms. Rowling could tell the world
Harry's story, using Muggle technology, and reach an audience much larger
than that available under wizarding law. If presented as a fantasy play,
it would be wildly popular.
This was a win-win situation. Hermione, already acknowledged as the
best witch of her year, sold the idea to the Ministry of Magic because,
in addition to the telling of young Mr. Potter's triumph, it would ease
tensions between wizard and Muggle wherever the secrecy of the wizarding
world was breached - and Muggle technology was getting frightfully good. What would happen if Muggle discovered Wizard without preparation? Violence, born of a sense of betrayal, a sense of exclusion forced on the Muggle world due to its inherent inferiority. Not all battles would be won - so the story is out there, of good and evil, the struggle to live well among forces some cannot understand.
Magic is not uniformly uplifting after all. Far-fetched, is it? Consider this:
• Muggles routinely describe unusual weather and the
occurrence of unusual events as "a miracle". These are actually magical
acts, committed by deranged, evil or otherwise irresponsible wizards.
Sometimes, a Muggle is saved by an Auror on the scene. This is where you
get those amazing stories of survival against impossible odds. One of
my favorites is the tail gunner who landed alone, upright and unharmed,
in the sheared-off tail section of his B-17 during WW2. Alternately, you can recall without difficulty countless stories of children unscathed by fire, tornado, or vehicle accident while everything around them was destroyed.
• Magic cannot be dismissed by religious argument. Muggles widely
acknowledge as TRUE! the magical stories of religious icons throughout
their history. Many of these figures demonstrated their magical powers,
such as Apparition (Jesus), Transfiguration (Jesus again), the power of
flight (Jesus, Mohammed) and the ability to survive apparent death,
although the Horcrux used by Jesus has not been identified.... these things
are usually heavily shielded from detection, for obvious reasons.
Surely you are familiar with the story of Adam, Eve and the snake... who spoke to them! Snakes have no vocal cords.
Adam and Eve could speak Parseltongue. That's right in the Bible!
• Since the Harry Potter story was released, public notice of autism
and Asperger's Syndrome has taken off. This unfortunate side effect is
the result of improvements in Muggle communication and reporting
networks detecting the Ministry's effort to suppress underage magic. You
will notice that many autistic children still possess unusual skills - in fact, their parents will point to astonishing abilities their afflicted offspring demonstrate.
If you don't believe this, it's just because you choose not to believe.
Hmm. Where have I seen that before?
Nox!
