Hogwarts

scale of the five dimensions (Meyer). According to the hat, wherever they fall on these dimensions determines what house the student gets placed into at Hogwarts…

James Potter is eleven when he gets his Hogwarts letter, and his mother gives him an extra piece of pie at dinner to celebrate while his father clamps him proudly on the back. Sirius Black is on the verge of twelve when he gets his, and his mother quips that “at least he’s not a Squib” while his father takes another long swig of his White Rat Whiskey. Both were born into privileged lives with ginormous mansions and important families, but neither one of them can wait to leave. When you’re a…

Harry enters his fifth year at Hogwarts more isolated from others than ever before. After witnessing the murder of his classmate and the rebirth of Voldemort, Harry is sent back to live with the Dursleys at the end of the school year. When we see Harry for the first time in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix he is once again alone, in the bushes outside of the Dursley's home (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix pg 3). Harry has received very little information from his friends about…

understand the information even if we did not know anything about psychology. If the readers are interested in Harry Potter, they would find this article thought-provoking and would most likely want to find out the reason they are in their specific Hogwart house. The authors’ writing is straight forward and to the point and this article is written in APA…

are sorted into. It isn’t abnormal for people to sneer down their noses at anyone who says they were sorted into the Slytherin House. It’s a common misconception that those who are sorted into Slytherin have an overall dark nature about them. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the Harry Potter series has four school “houses” that students are sorted into; each house has its own history and the students in that house usually have very specific personality traits. The Slytherin…

you haven’t read them/seen the movies and plan to, stop reading now and instead check out this compilation of really cute baby sloth pictures instead. Background Hermione was only eleven years old when an owl arrived at her postbox bearing the Hogwarts acceptance letter. One can only imagine her muggle parents’ surprise upon learning their…

There are many things that I thought about when faced with this question. Then I realized why I liked it so much. My identity is in flux but the most solid pieces of myself come from the toughest times of my life. There is no fantastic way to tell this story except bluntly and directly. My mom and I are domestic violence survivors. We are not the first people to suffer through such nor will we be the last. But we have gotten farther than it was thought possible when I was four years old. When…

Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter is an orphan wizard who has developed a proxy family with his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry because his remaining family despises him for his abilities. During his fifth year at the school, Dolores Umbridge, the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister of Magic with a despicable disposition, has taken up leadership as Headmaster of Hogwarts. Through her reign, she attempts to do everything in her power to make Potter feel powerless. Even…

Since the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was published in 1997, J.K. Rowling’s ‘Potterheads’ have done close-readings of the series. From determining detailed Hogwarts house characteristics to theories claiming Ron Weasley is actually Headmaster Dumbledore, the Potter fans have generated seemingly endless ideas and continue to find hidden meanings and symbols in the books. One particular trend in the series is the copious amount of biblical parallels. This is not…

The Odyssey by Homer tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca who is on his journey back home after fighting in the Trojan War. His journey home takes over a decade with many troubles and tribulations. For the over a decade he had to leave his wife, son, and kingdom. Odysseus serves as the model for an epic hero. An epic hero is a brave and noble character who is both physically and mentally stronger than the average man. Though this idea comes from an ancient story, it is still relevant…