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This 'Harry Potter' thread will make you see Molly Weasley and Sirius differently

"This book is a very different read now that I am a parent."
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You know a book series is popular when it's still prompting regular, viral Twitter threads over two decades after it began.

Today's observation concerns Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and comes from writer Anne Thériault.

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In particular, Thériault had some thoughts about how Molly Weasley and Sirius Black are portrayed in the series' fifth book.

Here's her thread in full:

Plenty of people were all for some Molly justice.

Others, meanwhile, thought things were more complex.

Finally, someone chipped in with this.

All undeniably good points.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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