Hogwarts

made me feel as though she were speaking directly to me. In addition, she also taught me to be brave, and stand up for what I believe in. The books brought her to life and showed me that no matter the darkness that raged around her and the world of Hogwarts, she never once gave up her sights from the light at the end of the tunnel. For example, in the final battle between Harry and Lord Voldemort, the series’ antagonist, she not once attempted to accept defeat and join the dark side as many of…

the famous British author, J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter, in hindsight, is one of the most obvious epic hero that I have come across in a piece of literature. The Harry Potter series is an extenuation of Harry’s life and his epic tale in the school of Hogwarts. His story begins when he was only a babe, and a horrible man named Voldemort tried to kill him to fulfill a prophecy that he had overheard a witch spout. However, when Voldemort attempted to murder the innocent baby, his mother, Lily, used…

eavesdropping skills, be it on a Malfoy or a Crouch, to reach whatever his goal may be. Luckily for Dobby, he is as resourceful as he is cunning, using his daily punishments to hide his insubordination while he tries to convince Harry not to go back to Hogwarts. While he doesn’t have the opportunities of the trio or other characters, Dobby will use whatever he can to propel himself further, be it his connections with Harry, Dumbledore’s kindness, or a slimy thrown aside sock. When he sees his…

incantates and conjures up his Patronus – a silver shining stag that fends off hundreds of Dementors at a time. Harry Potter fans would already be on a trip to Hogwarts in their minds – fighting Lord Voldemort alongside Dumbledore`s Army. For the uninitiated, the ‘Patronus charm’ is the only effective magical spell available to wizards at Hogwarts as defense against the Dementors – vile, villainous, dark creatures who suck up every positive emotion from the human soul. A Patronus can be…

Examples include: there are seven players on each Quidditch team; there were seven obstacles set up to protect the Philosopher’s Stone; the obstacles were set up by seven different individuals at Hogwarts; there are supposed to be seven horcruxes; etc. Outside of Harry Potter, examples of the number seven providing significance include: the seven known planets that were used to give names to the days of the week; “the seven wise” in Greek mythology;…

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry is met with multiple struggles when it comes to going back to school at Hogwarts (one being a persistent house elf named Dobby). He does end up going back, despite the warnings from Dobby. When he arrives he and classmates find that the chamber of secrets, which was rumored to be a myth, has been reopened and that the heir of the man who created had set a monster free in the school. Harry and his friends begin working towards closing the chamber,…

magic since I’ve got yeh.” Hagrid said while dumping the water out of the boat before climbing in. Harry and I climbed in as well. Hagrid asked Harry and I if we would say anything about him using magic to get to the shore faster once we got to Hogwarts. Harry and I both agreed not to and Hagrid used his umbrella to make the boat speed off towards shore. As we sat, Hagrid started reading the Daily Prophet, Hagrid said something about the Ministry of Magic, then they both started talking about…

initiated by the series of letters addressed to him. The letters are delivered, but they are intercepted by the Dursleys and the Dursleys vanish with harry. Finally, Hagrid a half-giant delivers the message that Harry is a wizard and he is welcomed into Hogwarts. On the other hand, Boon unlike harry is not hindered to receive the "Call" and even helped to receive it. Boon is sent to steal the…

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in J.K. Rowling’s 10 novel series. The book follows Harry Potter as he goes through another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Spectacles, including a wand fight with Voldemort, an exhibition of flying broomsticks, and many more incidents occupy most of the novel, but behind these events there is a deeper meaning. In the novel, Rowling presents some similar themes and similar issues, specifically issues regarding childhood…

Goneril in the Slytherin House Would one believe that a Shakespearean character could be accepted into one of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry houses? King Lear is a play written by William Shakespeare and takes place in mid-evil times in Britain. Within the play King Lear, who is the present King of Britain, is deciding to step down from his power, and now his job is to divide his kingdom up, and give them to his daughters. The play unravels and shows the consequences of what…