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Yup, a childhood friend of mine gave me the first Harry Potter book for my birthday, and my christian parents threw it away after they left because "it promotes witchcraft". Then I grew up and realized I was trans, and hate Harry Potter for an entirely different reason.
i feel like people expect(ed) way too much out of harry potter because it sold well. then jo rowling turned out to be a terf and used her billions predictably. it's kind of like star wars, it's just taken a life of its own. you can't really help or harm jo rowling or george lucas anymore, except maybe make their social media intern sniffle a little bit. they simply have so much wealth their lives occur outside everyday reality anymore. the line goes up, it goes down, it has no effect on them except ego. they get to do what they want. they're going to fund harmful causes regardless. so do what you want.