Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

that it has tormented you for so long. I understand how difficult it would be to admit that you were an inactive bystander, but you need to think about putting Harry first. The only way to deal with the guilt is to admit your wrongdoing and to strive for atonement. Otherwise, it will go on eating you from the inside out. If you and Harry decided to enter this contest together then I assume that the two of you were close. After what he has been through, doesn't he deserve to know what you…

In 1997, JK Rowling published the first installment of the Harry Potter books, a series which would come to define a generation. From apparition to house elves, every detail about this wizarding world enthralls a reader, completely transporting them into the story, to live the excellent plot alongside beautifully written characters. Due to the success of the book series, Harry Potter’s world has been under examination across multiple academic fields, from literary experts to scientific…

such as Harry Potter and the literal Son of God, Jesus Christ? Of course. There are several ways in which you could interpret the character Harry Potter as a Christ figure. Really, even if J.K Rowling didn’t have Harry as a Christ figure in mind while writing the series, there is no denying the extreme similarities between the two. Also, according to Thomas C. Foster’s book How to Read Literature Like a Professor, any book can have a Christ figure if there are enough clues. Even though Harry…

Harry rubbed his eyes. He had, once again, stayed up all night writing and editing the next chapter in his story. He had been working on it non-stop since Dudley’s birthday since he had so much extra time on his hands while locked in the cupboard. Harry was starting to see the side effects of his late night writing. He was often shaky and had a smaller attention span. The work his uncle assigned was getting harder and the tasks all took much longer to complete. Harry considered the fact that it…

how to have fun and not take herself too seriously. She is very generous and gives back to her communities. Emma is passionate about her work and has a no-quit attitude for everything that she does. Emma Watson was a multi-millionaire when the Harry Potter franchise ended, and she didn't want to waste the rest of her life and sit back to do nothing. She decided to attend Brown University where she successfully graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature. She wanted to become a…

Introduction In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling is a plot that has a lot of things happening with confusion, death, and dark magic. In this section from page 198 to page 294 Harry, Ron, and Lockhart figure out where the Chamber of secrets is located in Hogwarts. Harry is able to open the Chamber of secrets since he can speak Parasol tongue. Harry kills the beast and meets Tom Riddle in person. Harry also realizes that Tom Riddle is Voldemort, while he was in the Chamber…

blocking the heroes before the adventure has even begun" (111). Despite Harry’s attempt to accept the Call and return to school, Mr. Dursley does everything in his power to try and prevent Harry from ever leaving the house. After Mr. Dursley discovers Harry is not supposed to use magic outside of school, Harry loses…

Founded in 2005 the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) has made it their mission to make global activism more accessible through the power of story. (Anonymous, ND). They do this by creating campaigns to fight various forms of injustice and relating them to popular culture icons including Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and others. By making activism more accessible and more relatable to the younger generations of the public, they are more likely to increase the number of…

The characteristic of dehumanization in both Travis Prinzi’s “Dehumanization: Defining Evil in Harry Potter,” and the Harry Potter series written by J.K Rowling offers various similarities between the definition of the word evil, and the context for which the word can be used in respectively. With the philosophical text that Prinzi offers in his thesis regarding the validity of dually the denotation, and the connotation of the word evil, and how it is used to describe several characters in the…

Animals have a significant part in human’s daily lives. Everyday people overlook the importance the animals have in the lives around the people they care about. This happens in reality and in stories, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is no different. Many characters have interactions with the animals around them; these relationships are not always positive or negative. They can range from friendship, companionship, enemies to antagonistic relationships. The reason I decide to read this…