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Again, note the assumption of a Shared Text in all these mass media syndicated comic strips — everyone knows Harry Potter backward and forward. If not, the jokes don’t work.
What I find most interesting about this particular strip is that the HP reference is in the first box as a setup to the end; it’s a humorous passing reference, but not the punchline itself.
Here’s a reflection on the Harry generation –
http://www.trumanindex.com/harry-potter-casts-spell-on-entire-generation-1.1825909