Susan Hall, a partner in the English law firm Cobbetts, has written an article for the Law Society Gazette on legal aspects of the Harry Potter novels. After discussing various points, she concludes:

bq. There are two more books to go, but as Ms Rowling has already tackled natural justice, abuse of process, conflict of interest, the burden of proof, the limits on emergency powers, the effect of legal discrimination on promoting civil unrest among disadvantaged groups, and employment discrimination against those suffering contagious conditions, it will be interesting to see where her commentary on contemporary legal topics by means of their wizarding parallels will take her next.