24 Harry Potter Easter Eggs And Details You Probably Missed

22. Lord Voldermort Parallels Adolf Hitler

Young Tom Riddle Basilisk Gif Is the term 'mudblood' a coincidence? It's pretty much worse than the C Word in the wizarding world and while it probably doesn't mean much to muggles in real life, it accurately depicts dictator Adolf Hitler's opinion on minority groups. So basically, Voldemort's rise and fall is similar to that of Hitler. Yet somehow, you still wanted Professor Umbridge dead more than Voldemort, right?
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