It's been a big few days of heartbreak for Potterheads as more and more anecdotes from the 3rd annual Celebration ofHarry Potterkeep coming out. First,Rupert Grint talked about how stressful it was I have one more thing to say about the women in this book, and it may be the most important point that I want you to take away from this introduction. This book is meant to teach you what the road to power looks like for women in modern times. I did not write it for fangirls. Many of the women’s stories are inspirational, but politicians are not celebrities. We don’t read their biographies so that we can become their #1 stans or their most loyal Instagram followers. We learn about them to understand them, because once we understand them, it is easier to forecast their future policy decisions and — get ready for this — affect their actions. Politicians work for the people who elected them, and when they make decisions we don’t agree with, we need to hold them accountable. Not all the women in this book are what I would consider heroes, and I guarantee that every last one will make missteps during her career. If we perceive them as glittering, sassy semi-deities rather than complex professionals and human beings, we give them way too much power. "It seems as if the world would still be a stranger to me, if not for you," Liliwrote (yikes). But at the same time, he was clearly just giving parenting his all. Walter’s attempts at father-daughter talks may have been misguided, and even a little embarrassing (no dating, until you graduate