Albus Dumbledore

To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure; at least through the eyes of one Albus Dumbledore, when he is asked why he doesn’t fear the thought of dying (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 215). “The Seventh Seal”, a film by Ingman Bergman, however, dramatizes death as a character the protagonist interacts with and not simply an unavoidable force a nature to be faced at any given moment. Death walks among man in the blank-and-white film, even if it is only witnessed…

Our culture has been modernized over the years. Popularity and revolutionary are the words that describe what is awesome today. One example of this is the series Harry Potter. The magical world of the Harry Potter series was written by J.K. Rowling. In fact, she comes up with the idea on a train in the summer of 1990. (Biographical interview). The first film was Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone. Basically, the plot of this movie is more focused in the early life of Harry Potter and how…

According to the bible, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is the main religious leader for Harry Potter. He was the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, thus, known as Professor Dumbledore. He was a half-blood which is a muggle (human) as well as a wizard. Besides, Professor Dumbledore was also described as an epitome of goodness. Harry Potter plays a huge role in this religion. Harry is known as the greatest disciple of the witch and wizardly world. He was a half…

Epic Heroes: Odysseus and Harry Potter Heroes have always been presented in our lives and will always be there in the future. It is complicated to explain who is considered as a hero because every era has its own heroic characteristics. In the ancient Greece, heroes were either demigods or mortals who served gods and goddesses and performed great deeds for humanity (LaBarge). Today’s heroes are characters who “display courage and self-sacrifice in face of adversity and act for the greater good”…

he is not some valiant hero nor is he the persecuted martyr that the a majority of the fandom perceives him to be it is quite clear when you look at the bigger picture that Snape is actually a petty bully with deplorable morals who does not deserve Albus Potters middle name during his teen years at Hogwarts young Snape lusted after his childhood friend Lily Evans Snape tried to convince her of his greatness but she continuously made it clear that she only wanted to be his friend of course that…

Tips to Happiness 1. Happiness is not directly proportional to money. Sometime in the 70s, a team of researchers extensively followed people who had won a big lottery. Initially, they were extremely happy. But after a year, they found that those people were no more happy than the ones who had not won any lottery. So one cannot be dependent on money to be happy. Human beings are a greedy species. We want more than we already have, and that affects our happiness level. “I have learned how much…

explanation as to why Harry, orphaned as an infant, sees a reflection of his family. Harry’s thoughts are consumed by the mirror and the images he sees; when Harry goes to revisit the mirror a following night, he is confronted by Dumbledore. In their exchange, Dumbledore reveals the secret of the mirror and how it has caused men to “waste away before it, entranced by what they have seen” (Rowling, 213). The parallel to Ovid’s account of Narcissus in his collection of myths told by Metamorphoses…

It all begins with the protagonist, Harry Potter. The 14 year old boy wizard is known as the “Boy who lived.” Harry defeated a very evil and murderous Dark wizard, Voldemort, when he was just a infant and left the fierce battle with no injury other than a lightning shaped scar. He attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Potter only just discovered 3 years ago that he was a son of two wizards, James and Lily Potter. Voldemort and his Death Eaters , or his followers, play the part…

The main character of the story. He is also referred as "The Boy Who Lived" because he was the only person to survive a killing curse, specifically cast by the most terrorising Dark Wizard of his time, Lord Voldemort. When someone secretly puts Harry's name up for The Triwizard Tournament, his abilities are tested by deadly tasks. He has a heroic instinct that makes him risk his chances of winning, by trying to save people who are his opponents in the competition! He believes in equality and he…

inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on, that’s who we really are.” This quote means so much to me, and it has helped me as a person too. The person I consider to be the most inspirational of the entire series is Albus (Percival Wulfric Brian) Dumbledore. Harry was his favorite student, which showed us wise he can be. All of his quotes mean so much to me, since…