Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

which was very audacious. In The Goblet of Fire, Cedric Diggory stood up for Harry when the Slytherins made offensive badges saying, ‘Potter Stinks.’ He made the Slytherins stop wearing the badges, and this gives even more evidence into Hufflepuffs having a strong moral code. Moreover, Hufflepuff has produced a minimal amount of Dark witches or wizards. J.K. Rowling has claimed that the worst known action that a Hufflepuff has done was wearing one of the ‘Potter Stinks’ badges. Overall, although…

The Mother Who Lied On May 2, 1998, Harry Potter was declared dead by a woman who had everything to lose and only one thing to gain: reunion with her son. In J. K. Rowling’s famous series Harry Potter, Narcissa Malfoy plays two important roles in the protagonist's life, one being a seemingly devoted follower of the “man” who stole the lives of his parents and countless others; The second being the mother of Harry’s worst enemy: Draco. Her one redeeming trait comes when she saves his life and…

Reading can be the portal for new and enlightening experiences. Due to an abundance of material at our fingertips, how do we make a wise choice? Does grouping by age make the library a more user friendly place? An age group stands to be defined as a number of people that happen to be the same age. The notion of an age group assists librarians around the world by lending them a hand in identifying books or movies that are appropriate for a certain age group. Common Sense Media is a website…

you read the title of this paper, you probably thought of a specific character from a specific novel, that character being Severus Snape. Now Professor Snape has a very passionate fan base. Just utter the word “always” and you will hear someone Harry Potter fans squeal and begin raving about Snape. But why? Is it because of his tragic past? Is it because he was bullied and readers relate to him? Would they love him if he were a real person? I want you to…

J.K. Rowling deliberately structured the Harry Potter series in the style of the ring cycle, which is significant in making the story a bildungsroman; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are the two books in the series that most dramatically contrast from each other—as they are the bookends of the series—thus resulting in their being most appropriate for the analysis of the series structure. Meetings and Partings Beginnings and endings are a part of…

Horror stories are becoming increasingly popular in today’s era. The inquisitiveness of nature, behavior, and mysterious happenings in this specific genre have sparked interest in the unknown. When literary trends escaped the Age of Reason, literature was brought back to its traditional times when mysteries were fascinating. The most attainable model of creative narrative developed from the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages consisted of periods of crime, barbarism, works of witches, scientific…

when Ron, Harry and Hermione are caught in Devil’s Snare? I can’t. Hermione tells her friends that they…

Most people put stereotypes on others. Many people consider all cats to be evil, all males to be strong, all Muslims to be terrorists, and all Africans to be poor and uncivilized. “Dumb blond” is also a commonly-used term to indicate a person with blond hair as unintelligent. When a person only hears one story about someone or something, they place a stereotype on that person or item; most of the time, these perceived images are deficient of all the information. This is frequently called a…

Argument Analysis: Money In The NFL The elite NFL athletes in the United States get paid far too much. There are multiple examples of rhetorical tools found throughout this article. Deion Sanders’ Texas-size mansion deals with the context and the audience deals with the NFL and MLB fans. The uses of facts and statistics is highly used throughout this entire article. This issue matters to professional athletes in the United States; while many athletes claim that the amount of money they are…

“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.” (Huxley). Reading retains great influence and it’s lessons seem to be more impactful than those witnessed on Television or movies. I’m not sure exactly why I feel this way; maybe it is because you get to imagine what you are reading and are not bound by the depiction on a screen. I’m not however the first to think this; many prominent figures such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet…