Hogwarts

And indeed, this notion of action takes a major shift with the arrival of Dolores Umbridge who denies her, and the other students, a proper teaching of advanced defensive spells, when they are nevertheless extremely needed because of Voldemort’s return. She does not only question Umbridge's way of teaching, but she actively rebels against her by being behind the creation of Dumbledore's Army, a kind of shadow Defence Against the Dark Arts (DADA) class. She is the first to suggest such an idea,…

“Children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded.” This is a quote by Jess Lair, a former professor at Montana State University, and is something that has stuck with me for many years now. I’ve volunteered in my church’s nursery for the past six years and I also work as a nanny for three children. Being able to work with young minds and help them discover news things is one of the best feelings for me. As much as I love doing other activities, such as playing piano and guitar, if…

window as I watched the world I grew up knowing fade from my sight. The conversation with Severus from a few hours ago was still fresh in my mind, and, from what I could tell it was still fresh in Severus’s mind too. “I wish to be called Rage at Hogwarts,” I told Severus. “And your…

My view on relationships isn’t what I would wish it could be. I wish I could say that I firmly believe that two people can love each other forever and things won’t fall apart. I wish I could say that happiness could exist in one space for a lifetime, but I haven’t seen it happen yet. My belief in that is limited, I hope with my entirety that one day I will be able to look back on my life and realize that I was happy and that while there are always rough patches, I had a wonderful relationship…

Hermione comes from a normal household where her parents are dentists and had no idea that magic was real until Hermione receives her letter from Hogwarts. According to J.K. Rowling, “being special isn 't about where you come from; it 's about what you can do, if you put your mind to it”, and that is exactly what makes Hermione special. Hermione is not the Chosen One like Harry and she 's not a pureblood…

Potter’s parents were wizards, therefore making him one as well. He was raised in a household where there was no magic and he did not know that magic even existed. Later in the movie a man named Hagrid came to get Harry to bring him the a school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There Harry learns that he is a wizard, and began to learn more about the world of magic. In his worldview, there is no mention of a God, but there is an all-powerful man named Dumbledore who is the…

dislike this person. After actually getting to know this person my view completely changed. Just as I had judged Snape based on the constant ridicule he had against Harry and his father in the text and the scene where Snape ordered the students of Hogwarts to hand over Mr. Potter. These scenes cemented my idea of Snape as an evil mastermind. But in the end we found out that Snape was in fact protecting Harry this entire time it made me realize how wrong I am to judge someone’s character before I…

Slytherin classmates underestimate the threesome of Harry, Ron, and Hermione and are confident in their ability to beat Gryffindor for the house cup. This prejudice causes them to underestimate the three friends and hence leads to their loss of the Hogwarts House…

Throughout the Harry Potter books, Hermione’s character develops into a girl who cares for her beloved friends. As time goes by the trio end up spending their time at hogwarts together which developes a great friendship and a few friendship problems to arise. As friendship problems do seem to appear, Hermione has certain traits that make her stand out from the rest. She is always ready to snap back whenever someone tries…

culture of dislike, Voldemort, through his control of the Ministry of Magic, introduced a variety of new laws intended to isolate and marginalize half-bloods and their supporters and remove half-bloods from all positions of authority, including at Hogwarts,” (Lyubansky 6). Getting rid of half-bloods everywhere show how he is devious because being devious is when someone does…