Lexi & Ben try to dork out about the Potter-verse but end up having a messy and sometimes circular discussion of She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, harm, nostalgia, problematic media, death of the author, and what the ultimate legacy of the Harry Potter franchise may be.Content/Trigger Warning:  Discussion of transphobia, anti-semitism, bigotry, racism, sexual assault and harm.FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:Alternatives to the Harry Potter FranchiseThe Dragon series by Laurence Yep (Thanks, Fiona)His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanDiscworld by Terry PratchettDark Star trilogy by Marlon JamesThe Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Worst Witch by Jill MurphyThe Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan StroudThe Once and Future King by T. H. White Little Witch in the WoodsWitchbrookFinal Fantasy IXBONUS CONTENT:Transgender resources in CanadaThe Canadian Centre for Gender + Sexual DiversityA Guide to Hormone Therapy for Transgender PeopleGender Surgeons in CanadaEgale (Canada’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues)Transgender rights in CanadaTrans Equality Society of AlbertaSkipping StoneFurther resources c/o BIPOC Women's Health NetworkSOCIALS:Here's where you can find us!Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagramBen Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade ArtsJess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagramDork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and redditThis podcast is created on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Nations, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Stoney Nakota Nation, Tsuut'ina, and Metis Nation Region 3.Help spread the word: share us on social media or give Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods!“Those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters. For without ever committing an act of outright evil ourselves, we collude with it, through our own apathy.” - J.K. Rowling