Where Everything Fights Everything
A brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. The world's second-most traded commodity.
Boy wizard who lived and spawned a franchise.
The Winner Is
Coffee claims victory with a score of 54-46, though this margin reflects proximity rather than dominance. The ancient beverage's triumph rests upon its democratic accessibility and proven historical durability. Whilst Harry Potter reshaped childhoods and generated extraordinary community formations, coffee has shaped civilisation itself. The Enlightenment arguably emerged from coffeehouses; the modern knowledge economy runs on caffeine.
Yet we must acknowledge what this analysis cannot capture: for those who discovered Hogwarts at the right moment in their development, no cup of coffee has ever mattered as much as the letter that never came. Harry Potter's narrower appeal achieves depths that coffee's broader utility cannot match. The beverage wins the comparison; whether it wins the hearts of devoted fans is another matter entirely.
Perhaps the truest wisdom lies in recognising that optimal human flourishing requires both: coffee to face the day, and stories to make the day worth facing.