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"[image id=&amp;quot;122518&amp;quot; loc=&amp;quot;C&amp;quot; caption=&amp;quot; Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter book and fell in love with Hogwarts, Quidditch, and basically all things magic, you knew Harry Potter was one of the best things to ever happen to you. Not only did you learn an entire list of new spells and start referring to yourself as a Muggle on the daily, you also learned some valuable life lessons, like the importance of friendship and standing up for what you believe in (cue Neville trying to fight Harry and Ron when they wanted to sneak out of Gryffindor Tower). But a scientific study has found that Harry Potter had a much bigger impact, helping to change the world\u2014at least the Harry Potter-reading world. In the books, Harry and his friends are constantly standing up for groups that are discriminated against, from mudbloods and half giants to goblins. Harry even stands up for Ron, when Draco teases him because his family doesn&amp;#039;t have a lot of money. According to a study in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, reading about Harry and co. fighting prejudice and promoting acceptance in the magical world made us more tolerant and accepting IRL, too.  In three different experiments, with readers ranging in age from fifth graders to high school and college students, the study found that reading the Harry Potter books helped reduce prejudice and made students more accepting of minorities and stigmatized groups such as refugees and homosexuals. The students who read more books in the series tended to be the most tolerant. Through every battle and magical mishap, Harry taught us to accept people for who they really are. So Harry Potter is not only our favorite magical wizard but also our most beloved life coach, and we love him even more for it! What other life lessons have you learned from Harry Potter? Comment below! MORE: IMPORTANT: There Was A Harry Potter Reunion In Diagon Alley The Ultimate Book Bromances Of All Time 10 Things About Harry Potter That Make Absolutely No Sense Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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