Remember in the “Harry Potter” series when Albus Dumbledore is forced to leave his job as headmaster of the wizard school and the students banded together to form their own underground resistance?

Well, if you don’t, it was called “Dumbledore’s Army,” and some Harvard graduate students are trying to replicate it in response to President Donald Trump. Seriously.

They’re a small group of 11 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and they’ve formed a “Resistance School.”


“We just came together as a group of friends who care about something in common,” Yasmin Radjy told The Boston Globe, which first reported this story. “And it just turned into this thing.”

They’re event asking the “Harry Potter” book series’ author J.K. Rowling to join them.

The “Dumbledore’s Army” reference comes from The Boston Globe’s report, which says the school’s creators liken themselves to the group of wizard students at the fictional school “Hogwarts” which comes together in secret to learn how to battle against dark magic. They don’t seem to be shying away from the comparison either.


The school was created “to keep the embers of resistance alive through concrete learning, community engagement and forward-looking action,” according to its website. It offers four free training sessions aimed at teaching the tools necessary to “fight for our values at the federal, state and local levels.”

“Resist” has become a theme and battle cry for those unhappy with Trump’s election, and has been seen in protest marches, on social media and was even recently spray-painted into the grass at Trump National Golf Club in Northern Virginia

So far, the Resistance School has gotten mixed reviews on social media by those who have heard about it.


Can we deduct points from Gryffindor for this stupid idea? https://t.co/IA8MAvp2LG — John B Hammer (@jbhammer) April 5, 2017

Perfect example that kids don't live in reality anymore. This is your Harry Potter generation. https://t.co/AQ4CDc6TkL — Nolo🥓🍺🇺🇸 (@Nolo4dolo) April 5, 2017

Have millennials read anything other than Harry Potter? Anything at all? https://t.co/efs5xUJKh0 — Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 5, 2017


Anyone else I know signed up for Resistance School? First session is today! #resist https://t.co/00DDHQZq6g — Kip Wilson (@kiperoo) April 5, 2017

Here’s the school’s website to check it out for yourself:


resistanceschool.com

Will you be signing up?

Email: abby.hamblin@sduniontribune.com

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