This whole Harry Potter debate can be summed up very simply with the definition of “muggle” and how it is applied to oneself by Harry Potter readers. Muggle is defined by the Urban dictionary as: “A person who possesses no magical skills or abilities (originated from the ‘Harry Potter’ novels)”. Judged solely by the fact that fans use the term as an insult shows a major bias in perception that colors their entire view of the series. Are Harry Potter fans incapable of recognizing that they are, in fact, muggles (as defined by J. K. Rowling)? That shows something is very, very wrong from page one. With that huge bias coloring their vision, it’s all downhill from there. Personally, my only claim to non-mugglehood is the belief, heart and soul, in the magic of great fiction and Harry Potter fails miserably from the start. The only explanation for the aggrandizing of this body of work I can come up with is that Babyboomers have somehow elevated themselves (and their kids) above the rest of the human race–that puts them on the inside of the joke that muggles are stupid. With J.K. Rowling calling her readers stupid, pretty much on the first page; why is it that fans didn’t seem to mind? And how did her readers respond? By handing Rowling a billion dollars. Which leads me to wonder who really are the stupid ones?