Parallels and Comparisons

I took a leisurely re-read of the series in December/January. While re-reading CoS, I noticed (for the first time, argh!) the parallel between Aunt Petunia's comments about bad blood (and comparing Harry's mother to a dog) with the pure blood obsession and less-than-human view of such people by Death Eater/pro-Voldemort folks in the magical world.

I'm now starting to wonder what other parallels may have been lingering in my blind spot for years. So, I'm going to list the ones that occur to me as I think of them. I'll also be seeking out essays and meta stuff. Links and comments heartily welcomed.

(Just a few to start out.)

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