Summary: How much does an author's point of view influence her stories? And do those stories in turn influence us? Professor <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/~polisci/?Page=AnthonyGierzynski.php">Anthony Gierzynski</a> argues that reading Harry Potter can make people more tolerant of diversity, and more resistant to unreasonable authority. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ImagineBetter/">Andrew Slack</a>, creator of the <a href="http://www.thehpalliance.org/">Harry Potter Alliance</a>, explains how JK Rowling inspired him to want to change the world. And the HPA's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/loraxism">Jackson Bird</a> explains how being a political activist changed him in ways he never expected. <br><br>** This is part 6 in a 6-part series on magic and fantasy.**
