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Supernatural NIMBYs
When magic spooks progress
Halina Bennet
Oct 31, 2026
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The memorial to Dobby the house elf. (Photo by
Nadia Isakova/Robert Harding
via Getty Images)
On a wide, windy beach, a young wizard-in-training holds his friend — a free elf named Dobby — as the feeble creature takes his last breaths. Looking out over the swell, Dobby remarks to Harry Potter that it is “such a beautiful place to be with friends.”
That sc…
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