Hermione Granger

Hogwarts was Harry Potter’s Delusion: There is a theory that Harry Potter’s wonderful idealistic adventures in Hogwarts were a delusion he created for himself in reaction to the Verbal and Physical abuse. For starters, Harry's magic fantasies begin when, in real life, he's about to begin school at Stonewall High, being separated from his abusive cousin for the first time. It's a new school, a new environment, and therefore the perfect time to begin his delusions. First creation: Hagrid.…

The Magic of Figurative Language The Harry Potter series of books, written by J.K. Rowling, dominates the best seller lists since it was published on June 26, 1997. The tale follows a young orphan who lives with a very mean aunt, uncle, and cousin, before finding out that he’s the most famous young wizard in the world. Swept from his dismal existence of teasing, chores, and bullying, he finds himself plunged into a fantasy world of friendship, magic, and adventure, at a boarding school for…

The last things you expect in a book about the search for a magical dead welsh king is for it to take a backseat to an in-depth character study. In the second installment of the Raven Cycle, Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater chronicles a gang of captivating teenagers and their search for Glendower, a supposedly long dead king that can grant a single favor. Though the quest is the background for the coming of age for our group of friends; Gansey, Blue, Adam,Noah, and most notably Ronan. A lot of…

intro: “The people of this world, all of them, weather it is the different race, or the different language, or the different lifestyle, tend to only think about what we cannot share. But our brains are all the same. we are the same people. With everyone’s strength, we can all share the same feelings. That is much obvious. But it won’t come easily ” -Naoko Takeuchi. This quote show’s Naoko’s strong will to keep going and share the gifts of life with everybody around the world and how she may…

In A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin creates a groundbreaking fantasy, in which Ged battles evil in a world where magic is as habitual as breathing. Duny, an arrogant Gontish boy uses magic taught to him by a village witch to defend his village against Kargish pillage, greatly injuring himself. A powerful wizard from Re Albi named Ogion heals the boy and presents Duny with his true name, Ged thereafter taking him as prentice where Ged first encounters powerful dark magic. Eventually Ged…

In the dungeons began the first day of potion class. The dungeons were chilly and silent, would have been scary without pickled animals hanging in glass jars all around the walls. Like Professor Flitwick Professor Snape began the class with attendance and stopped at Harry's name mocking Harry as a "new-celebrity." Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle giggled. He finished the roll call and faced up at the class. His eyes were jet black like Hagrid's, but he wasn't like Hagrid. They were…

with his family members, it created this sense of abandonment which pushed Harry to run away from home. This can be supported by the failure to achieve positively valued goals. As Harry didn’t feel like a part of his family, it created this sense of unjust and emotional backlash that caused Harry to remove himself completely from his home. After a year, Harry returned home to be arrested and sent to “Chehalis State Training School for boys due to stealing stamps in an open safe at a post office…

As a Slytherin, I have often found myself underwhelmed or disappointed with the representation of my house throughout the novels. Merlin is long gone, don’t get me started on the Great Snape Debate, Slughorn is spineless, and Malfoy has always been the character I hated to love. Upon rereading the series, I had a startling epiphany – perhaps I had been looking for the representation I so desperately sought in all the wrong places. There is one character who continuously embodies ambition,…

about Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling. In these novels, the author tells about a young wizard who has a lightning scar on his right forehead. He is brand-new to everything; however, he decides to take a trip to the Hogwarts. In there, he knows Hermione and Ron, Harry 's best friends. They all grow up and against the dark side together. Why is this series so familiar? There are many positions which can cause it becomes attractive such as the plot, how the author portrays the characters, etc.…

Ron and Hermione, who will be his best friends in the near future, on the train. At Hogwarts, the Sorting hat puts Harry to Gryffindor House. Harry finds that Snape, the Potions teacher, hates him very much. In flying class, Draco Malfoy, The Slytherin bully, challenges Harry to fly. Although he breaks the school rules, Professor McGonagall rewards him by putting him on the Gryffindor Quidditch team as a Seeker. Malfoy upset and challenges Harry to a wizard duel in midnight. Ron, Hermione, and…