In the US, students typically study for four years (undergraduate), take courses across different subjects and choose a major after enrolling. In the UK, students typically apply for a specific subject and specialise from the start, usually completing their undergraduate degree in three years.

Clergy–penitent privilege is a law that lets religious leaders keep private conversations, such as confessions, secret in court. Abolishing it would mean courts could require them to reveal what was said, including when someone admitted to a crime. However, if the religious leader refuses to testify they can be prosecuted and sentenced to jail time.

Biopics are pieces of media that dramatise the lives of real people, such as musicians, political leaders, athletes and other public figures. They often combine factual events with fictionalised dialogue and scenes. Examples include Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie Mercury), Oppenheimer (J. Robert Oppenheimer) and Elvis (Elvis Presley).

A “tradwife” (traditional wife) is a woman who embraces traditional gender roles, prioritising homemaking, childcare and deference to her husband as the family’s breadwinner and leader.

You are 11 years old and have grown up in the ordinary, non-magical world, with no prior knowledge of magic. You receive a letter informing you that you have magical abilities and offering you a place at Hogwarts, a boarding school for witches and wizards.

Attending would mean entering a largely separate magical society and learning to use your powers, while living away from your family and existing friends during term time. You may instead continue your ordinary education in the non-magical world.