Materials and culture

Which elements impressed you most in terms of materials space/objects affecting culture?
I think some of the most memorable things in the Harry Potter series would be the robes and wands. Each house has their own uniquie robes and every witch or wizard have their own unique wand that just speaks to them. When I say speack, I do not mean speak as in words, but speak as in, this wand was made for them. It is like an extension of their body. I think that these items affect the culture because these are physical objects that the Harry Potter fans can physically touch. Children dream about which house the sorting hat would place them into and get a cloak according to their belief. Young kids (and even adults) pretend that they can actually do magic and duel in spell fights with one another. This may seem ridiculous, but the people participating in these duels actually carry out what the spells are. Some of these spells are silly little ones that make you babble or untie your shoes or make you turn into liquid. These kids try to imitate these spells as best they can. Ten there are the forbidden spells. These are the spells that bring pain, suffering, and even death onto those who cross the wrong witch or wizard. Some kids, when they feel that they are being beat, will resort to these forbidden spells and cast them upon their opponent. Their opponent will then immediately freeze, and fall stiffly to the ground. Imitating exactly what happened to Cedric Diggery in the fourth Harry Potter book when He-who-must-not-be-named cased the "Avada Kadabra" spell(the immediate death spell).