The Harry Potter series has been a cultural and critical phenomenon since the first book was released in 1997, catapulting the author J.K. Rowling into the spotlight. The series, consisting of seven books and eight movies based upon those books, has garnered millions of readers and viewers, along with its fair share of criticism. The books tell the story of a young wizard named Harry Potter in his time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, an institution of magic. Due to the subject nature of magic and children, many religious groups fought to have the books banned from libraries because they believed that the stories would entice young readers to practice black magic and fall into the occult. This controversy is arguably the most
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This idea is very intriguing, as it shows Hermione being the closest female to Harry (followed by Ginny, Molly, Luna, McGonagall, and Bellatrix), with his mother being the farthest female from Harry. Hermione, as Cordova theorizes, would receive the brunt of Harry’s criticism while his mother achieves an almost saint like manifestation that every woman in his life is compared against. While Harry’s biological mother is absent for his life, Mrs. Weasley acts as a surrogate mother and takes care of Harry and treats him like one of her sons. Throughout the novels, she is shown to be over-protective, generous, and loving, all of which one would expect a mother to embody. Harry realizes how fortunate he is to have Mrs. Weasley, but is often left wishing it was his own mother to take care of him. An remarkable idea presented in Cordova’s writing (2015) is that Lilly Potter and Bellatrix Lestrange are on opposite ends of Harry’s spectrum, or as Cordova puts it, “mythos on an opposite axis- hate versus love.” Bellatrix, like Lilly, holds more power over Harry’s life because of the distance between the two, and Harry openly recognizes her abilities and powers, while regarding her as an enemy as much as Lord Voldemort. Cordova’s theory about the women in Harry’s life and how he views them is demonstrated well throughout her constellation around Harry
This idea is very intriguing, as it shows Hermione being the closest female to Harry (followed by Ginny, Molly, Luna, McGonagall, and Bellatrix), with his mother being the farthest female from Harry. Hermione, as Cordova theorizes, would receive the brunt of Harry’s criticism while his mother achieves an almost saint like manifestation that every woman in his life is compared against. While Harry’s biological mother is absent for his life, Mrs. Weasley acts as a surrogate mother and takes care of Harry and treats him like one of her sons. Throughout the novels, she is shown to be over-protective, generous, and loving, all of which one would expect a mother to embody. Harry realizes how fortunate he is to have Mrs. Weasley, but is often left wishing it was his own mother to take care of him. An remarkable idea presented in Cordova’s writing (2015) is that Lilly Potter and Bellatrix Lestrange are on opposite ends of Harry’s spectrum, or as Cordova puts it, “mythos on an opposite axis- hate versus love.” Bellatrix, like Lilly, holds more power over Harry’s life because of the distance between the two, and Harry openly recognizes her abilities and powers, while regarding her as an enemy as much as Lord Voldemort. Cordova’s theory about the women in Harry’s life and how he views them is demonstrated well throughout her constellation around Harry