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Mary Poppins and Harry Potter/the Wizarding World are my two greatest loves. I just got out of the theater from watching Mary Poppins Returns and have stumbled on the wonderful theory of her being a Hogwarts witch just a few months prior. There’s lots more that I feel the need to elaborate on. First thing’s first however, some much needed corrections and clarifications.

For those who are internet theory illiterate, there was a theory spread that Mary Poppins was a Hogwarts student on the following grounds:

1. Her bottomless bag (SHE WAS THE FIRST WITCH TO EVER HAVE ONE, SO I DONT WANT TO HEAR THE FANTASTIC BEASTS FANATICS RAVING ABOUT IT WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IRREFUTABLE FACT!)

2. Her umbrella is part of her wand, like Hagrid (they use their wands for entirely separate reasons, but it fits)

3. The magic mirror (I dont think it makes sense to just call it a mini Erised, even if Mary Poppins does see herself exactly as she is. Nor do I think its like the mirror Harry uses to communicate with other wizards. Therefore, I think this part does not actually fit just yet. More on that later…)

4. Her Hogwarts House. Most say it’s Hufflepuff. Some say it’s Ravenclaw. I believe that she was a hat stall between those two houses (can you imagine the conversation between Mary Poppins and the Sorting Hat????) As much as I would love to think that we FINALLY have a main heroine as a Ravenclaw, I have to agree that Hufflepuff suits her more. She’s fiercely loyal to the Banks Children, to Bert and Jack, and her hard work gets her to the top of her class, because she’s Mary Mother-fucking-practically-perfect-in-every-god-damn-way Poppins.

5. “She excelled in Muggle Studies, and was hired by the Ministry of Magic to investigate muggle children who had magic potential.” (10000000000% true, no objections there)

6. Bert is a Squib (So is Jack)

7. She had to go into hiding because Voldemort hated muggleborn children (The last fact of this theory is true, as every potterhead knows. However the first point simply does not fit. The first Mary Poppins Move was set in 1910, and the second “roughly 25 years later” in the 1930s, which would have been when Grindelwald came to power. She may have had to hide the children from Grindelwald from either using them for their magic or simply killing them for either opposing him, or for “pretending to be witches and wizards.” I could spend hours speculating whether or not the Banks Family is a halfblood or muggleborn family, but for now that is entirely beside the point.)

Now that we have elaborated on most of the basics, there’s a few crucial details to add.

1. The mysterious medicine bottle. The bottle was clearly filled with some food magic that Mary Poppins learned in her time at Hogwarts (She must have had an adventure in the kitchens at some point and the elves or someone else taught her) She would have had to have laced the medicine with forgetfulness potion to stop the children she was nannying from blabbing and giving away her position, which she would have to brew in secret at night while the children were fast asleep.

2. The chalk pavement picture/painting adventures. This concept is being explored more in the Hogwarts Mystery game, so I’m excited to see how this magic is explained in the Wizarding World. For now, it suffices to say that Mary Poppins learned to find the perfect time to let the children out before they lost touch with reality (which would reinforce the need for the magical medicine of forgetfulness.)

3. The mirror. Remember this point from earlier? With this, I think that the mirror reflection of Mary Poppins sort of serves like a painting of the self that Wizards see of themselves. Somehow, Mary Poppins taught her reflection in the mirror to act exactly like her, and give her some of her own consciousness that could be used to relay progress reports to her supervisor at the ministry. Spells can and have been invented by students as we have seen in Harry Potter via Severus Snape, and by Badea Ali in Harry Potter Hogwarts Mysteries. The mirror is a perfect tool, as Mary Poppins is vain enough to use it every day multiple times a day. It only makes sense.

4. Minor point, but Andrew and Willoughby are Maladecti. Somehow Mary Poppins is able to understand them. I’m wondering if this is by animals having their own language or if it’s possible for someone to pick up on the thoughts of maladecti, even after they’ve lost their human form. Both seem equally likely, as in the films (and books) we only see Mary Poppins communicate with dogs.

5. Cousin Topsy sets up her shop in Knockturn Alley. This might be a pre-decessor to Borgia and Burkes, or could just be a knock-off and significantly cheaper version. Either way, Topsy clearly deals with the repair of magical artifacts. She likely lost huge business when Topsy never figured out how to solve the second Wednesday problem, and may have had to get financial help either from Mary Poppins herself, or someone else in their mysterious family until Mary Poppins finally taught her to see things in a new perspective. (Side note: Movie Mary Poppins is a dick for waiting nearly 25 years to teach her cousin how to solve the Wednesday problem.)

6. The balloon lady is to Mary Poppins like Mrs. Figg is to Dumbledore: A kind old woman to help keep an eye on the children in the community. There’s no biological connection between the two according to the books, but they most certainly are old friends, and very powerful witches in the community.

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