Yes, I’m a Harry Potter fan; and, no, I’m not trying to be a stifler. However, when Harry, Hermione and Ron raise their pints of Butter Beer with a professor during the new film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, it brings up a good question: “Is this a harmful message?”

Personally, I’ve seen actual pictures online of the real life actors drinking beers; yet, they’re not 21 and what’s new about those kinds of behaviors by youths. The reality is that youths are drinking; nonetheless, that is not an excuse to portray alcohol consumption in Hollywood films that are targeted at youths.

The reality is that underage drinking is a serious problem and presenting it as an “acceptable thing” is not the message I believe we want out there. In conclusion, this scene could have been edited. Although, I don’t think it was an intentional promotion of alcohol, I think someone associated with the film’s production should have picked up on the possible implications and reconsidered putting the Butter Beer in the new Harry Potter film.

Yes, I’m a Harry Potter fan; and, no, I’m not trying to be a stifler. However, when Harry, Hermione and Ron raise their pints of Butter Beer with a professor during the new film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, it brings up a good question: “Is this a harmful message?”

Personally, I’ve seen actual pictures online of the real life actors drinking beers; yet, they’re not 21 and what’s new about those kinds of behaviors by youths. The reality is that youths are drinking; nonetheless, that is not an excuse to portray alcohol consumption in Hollywood films that are targeted at youths.

The reality is that underage drinking is a serious problem and presenting it as an “acceptable thing” is not the message I believe we want out there. In conclusion, this scene could have been edited. Although, I don’t think it was an intentional promotion of alcohol, I think someone associated with the film’s production should have picked up on the possible implications and reconsidered putting the Butter Beer in the new Harry Potter film.