My most favorite part of the social commentary was that the newspapers lie to promote an agenda.
I can't thank J.K. enough for warning kids not to believe everything they read in a newspaper or hear on the news, and for making heroes and heroines out of kids who try hard to figure the truth out for themselves.
I believe it was also a good lesson to see Dumbledore’s character flaws - that he wasn’t this totally perfect, extra-human goodie goodie; that he could finally acknowledge that in front of someone who hero worshipped him, and still manage to mentor him successfully.