538: The Politics of Grief and the Price of War (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chapter 38)

We've come to the end... The end of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, that is! Hosts Helene and Adri talk about the final chapter of book 5 in the Harry Potter series through the lens of Grief and the Price of War. Helene delves deeply into the stages of grief, as Harry is personifying them in this chapter (so very well, may we add), while Adri likens Harry's return from the Ministry to a soldier returning from war and struggling to adapt to civilian life.   Want more content? Patrons get access to exclusive content EVERY EPISODE. Get access for as little as $2/month by heading over to www.patreon.com/acciopolitics    This week's Patron-only segment is the latest installment in the Girl Who Lived series! In this episode, we'll be talking about what it would have been like to have Fred and George Weasley been written as girls. We wonder how their pranks may or may not have been different or if their entire demeanor was less peacocky and more... stealthy? We all know how women like their secrets (this is sarcasm!).