Then she says not a damn word any time actual cis women get hurt because of sexism. Or she congratulates their attackers on a job well done in movies and games based on her books.

@Billy G No. Rowling complains about trans women all day and night, claiming that they're men that use being trans to attack cis women in women's spaces... which DOESN'T HAPPEN, and cis men attack women in women's spaces all the time.

@Mahtan Amandil - the house elves are clearly people with thoughts and feelings, they are not "robots". Sure, Rowling can say, "the slaves in MY world are happy being slaves", but owners of human slaves in the real world have said the exact same thing, and we still believe human slavery is wrong.

As people live there will be differing opinions. Thats why we have politics, sports and wars.

I second the recommendation for Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. It's much more cleverly written than the books by Rowling.

And yes, the issue with Rowling's books isn't the injustices large and small, it's the failure of the characters to ever recognize them as injustices.

3) ...which is the impression that Rowling gives in all of her works. Also, you know, she's a massive bigot and I honestly encourage pirating this game to deny her any royalties from it if you really insist on playing it, it's not like the developers will see any revenue from it anyway.

2) ... would've been defeated in a way that repudiates the bigotry and fascism he represents. Instead his demise is possibly the lamest possible method - losing an argument with Harry over *wand mechanics*. "There are no societal problems, just bad people", as Shaun put it in his video...

1) The problem isn't that she left societal problems unsolved, it's that she didn't even acknowledge them as problems or even openly mocked characters for seeing them as problems that need solving. Voldemort in the hands of a better writer...

You do realize that the house elves are just dogs but they were breed to do house chores, right?
They are artificial beings created with a certain purpose in mind, think of it like robots but organic.

For an example of how to end a series with the immediate problem solved, but the larger problems unaddressed, but deliberately, to call out those larger problems and the effects they have on the real world, check out Animorphs, and KA Applegate's letter to fans about the ending, a real masterclass.

Harry Potter didn't need to solve all the issues with the wizarding world, that's not the problem. The problem is that they're not even acknowledged. The slavery, speciesism, fatphobia, classism, it's all in there and a lot of it is tacitly tolerated or even actively endorsed.

It really seems that people didn't get how the early books had this blatant satire of traditional British society in the way the WW was being portrayed and described. But as with all things concerning those who are freed from the burdens of intellect, it is still far too subtle for them to grasp.

@Formedras and in the real world Rowling is standing up for womens rights.

If you're interested in HP with more worldbuilding, I might recommend the Methods Of Rationality fanfic. While it's far from perfect {especially in the overall structure}, it does take the time to acknowledge and explore the overall insanity of the magical world.

(2) Made such an impression that being effectively dead for another decade with his cult not making overt actions still made him this idol of terror that held the Wizarding World hostage. Really? Tom Riddle should of at least been a teacher instead of a student.

My biggest problem with Harry Potter is Voldemort. The guy is suppose to be the terror of the Wizzarding World. And he was a terror for all of ... what a decade? Formed his dark army, cowed every institution, and got his old identity forgotten in a very short time. (1)

The problem isn't that Potter didn't solve bigotry. It's that Rowling herself is bigoted, and she put a whole lot of that into her works, AND she's using her fame, money, and influence to continually hurt already-marginalized people.