Justice in an hourglass

The Prisoner of Azkaban ends with a bit of madcap time traveling hi-jinks, and it quickly became apparent that our hero could do with an instructive viewing of Back to the Future II.

That Harry Potter has got no chill sometimes. Had he been on a solo mission, Biff would be totally president of the United States right now. (Oh wait!).

Thankfully, along for the adventure was Hermione, who not only explained the principles of the space-time continuum to Harry in no uncertain terms, but then had to physically restrain him from haphazardly meddling with its delicate thread on more than one occasion.

Despite these near snafus, the pair’s efforts are worthwhile. Granted, it was a bit unclear to me how the past and present Harrys and Hermiones were able to rejoin one another without confusion, as J.K. rather lazily glosses over these logistics.

I shall not worry my pretty head over that though. Instead I will enjoy what amounted to the most triumphant and jubilant Harry Potter finale yet. The nick-of-time liberation of two innocent creatures sentenced to death or worse.

Justice is divine. Especially when it’s served up by some meddling kids.

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