Quite a few Americans are up in arms about Hermione getting tipsy on butter beer at the Three Broomsticks. In one of the best point/counterpoint passages I’ve read recently, a concerned parent told the new york times she was “bothered by so many scenes showing alcohol as a coping mechanism,” while another parent, an advertising copywriter (why am I compelled to point that out?) responded, “in a world where dark wizards are kidnapping or killing people on a regular basis, a little under-age drinking is the least of their problems.”
If you’re familiar with the Harry Potter universe, you know that other popular ways wizard youth deal with stress include vandalism, risky behavior and pyromania.
Which is where Nicholas Saunders comes in. Mr. Saunders had the dream job of collaborating on the naming and design of packaging in the Weasley brothers joke shop. Here’s some of his work for the Weasley’s delightfully dangerous wares.
Unclear on the wizard status, but Rosemarie Fiore sure can make things go poof. Her firework art is splendid. (View only under close adult supervision.) The art form involves lighting fireworks on a horizontal surface then covering it with a bucket. I personally love any artistic endeavor that requires a fire extinguisher to be on standby.
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