Harry Potter universe

between the plots of popular stories and ancient myth. One such reference to these parallels can be found in the plot similarities between the story of Isis seeking out the dismembered parts of her recently murdered husband, Osiris, and the tale of Harry Potter seeking out the cursed horcruxes in order to destroy the evil Lord Voldemort. While there are major differences in context, there are significant similarities between the two stories and how they unfold; chiefly in the presence of an evil…

For werewolves the most common one has been The Wolf Man, but as of 2008 when someone says the thing most often thought of are the werewolves from the Twilight Saga. In my opinion Professor Lupin from the harry potter series is my favorite of them all. Examples of werewolves from TV series are ones in True Blood, Teen Wolf and Vampire Diaries. Which brings us to the other end of the spectrum, Bram Stokers Dracula is probably the most often thought of example…

genders, and classes have one thing in common, their love for Harry Potter. I am proud to be one of those people. While I toss and turn, I stare at the clock and time seems to be moving extra slow. It is three in the morning, and I have to be awake in less than two hours to meet my friends that I haven 't seen in over a year at Universal Studios. I can barely contain my excitement because I will be spending two days in Harry Potter World. I grew up in the generation when J.K. Rowling was writing…

As soon as my sneakers hit the grimy sidewalk outside the concert hall, I could tell something was amiss. There was no squealing of brakes from the mid-day traffic, or any jogger along the sidewalk. As I continued down the block, I did not hear the resonance of pubescent chatter from the playground down the street, nor the squabble of vendors. All around me was utter silence. Remember when your parents would proclaim, “Silence is golden.” ? Yet after lounging my cello onto my back and stumbling…

J. K. Rowling changed the world. The Harry Potter series is still the top selling book series in the world. It has created a whole new lifestyle for some people. The famous sport from her work was made into a real sport, Quidditch, and is a sport beloved by millions, and from that we can see it…

of work which shows the effectiveness of cinematography when it was released in 2012. It is about a hobbit who goes on an adventure to help the dwarves reclaim the kingdom of Erebor which is a treacherous journey. This film will be compared to Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone which was based off the book by J.K. Rowling. This movie is a fantasy/action movie which really shows what a…

First there is Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes’ first and longest running series in Shondaland. Currently in its 14th season, Grey’s Anatomy is continuing to be a success, the entire production from cast to producers, to writers won a total of 69 awards and 206 nominations. (IMDb contributor, 2017) As of 2015, Ellen Pompeo the actor who plays Meredith Grey is the highest paid actress on a television series. The lead protagonist, Meredith Grey, who starts as surgical intern and later becomes a…

Enid Blyton is a famous children’s writer who endeared herself to growing children with almost 600 books. She also created a series of books on a set of characters like the Famous Five and the Secret Seven. Her novels always cantered on children as the main characters who solved many crimes and mysteries, much before the Police could do. Enid Blyton was born in 1897 and died in 1968 of Alzheimer’s disease. Enid Blyton and Writing of “Children of Green Meadows” Enid Blyton also loved animals…

Severus Snape is a complicated and well written character in the Harry Potter series but contrary to popular opinion 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…

In 1997, nobody knew that the new book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone by J.K. Rowling would change society forever. The first edition was rejected by twelve publishers until Bloomsbury Publishing paid her £1,500, equivalent to $2,247.93 in the United States. Now Rowling herself has a net worth of one-billion dollars and the Harry Potter brand is said to be worth about fifteen-billion dollars (“J.K. Rowling Net Worth”)! The topics that Rowling wrote about caused her…