# Harry Potter and alcoholic beverages (no spoilers)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-alcoholic-beverages-no-spoilers/313560 "2005-07-22T00:07:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-alcoholic-beverages-no-spoilers/313560/21 "2005-07-23T11:43:26Z")

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The attitude towards underage drinking is a lot more relaxed over here in Britain. I was a regular at my local pub at 16. I also remember at 14 being questioned about my age by the landlord at a pub where I was at a party. I told him I was 18. He knew I wasn’t but I got to keep my drink anyway,

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