Looking back on Harry Potter, I think it had a good liberterian theme. First, it consistantly showed the Ministery of Magic (aka Government that regulates magic) as corrupt and satist. Also, it showed Harry Potter organizing a very successful resistance movement (read: PDA). I just wanted to discuss how this popular book connects with liberterianism.
Also, I had an interesting idea for anyone who knows what the book is about. Unrestricted use of magic, which then leads to the formation of arachno-capitalism everywhere. Then, a fusion of magic and technology which leads to a better life for people.
P.S.: Could magic, if it exists, be considered a factor of production? Possibly an extension of labor?
Depends on how it is used. I’ve grappled with the problem of how to maintain scarcity whilst allowing extensive spellcasting in a gameworld I am working on. One way is to make spells that “create” (or are) goods costly to perform, in terms of time, exertion required &c. (which is why for instance there aren’t teleportation gates everywhere). So, the way to look at it, provided one is speaking of straightforward spellcasting, is a service, so in that sense it would be a f.o.p. Enchanted items would obviously be no different to any normal good in an economic sense.
As for the story, that’s how I saw it too, but I’m rarely one to sympathise with the “good” side, e.g. I like the dark side in the SW universe. The “good” side is usually too dull for my tastes, and Harry Potter is no exception.