Severus Snape

friends, Remus and Peter, walk beside them without a care in the world, and Professor Dumbledore wonders if the Founding Four were ever quite as close as the Marauders have come to be. James and Sirius spend too much time playing pranks on poor Severus Snape, finding joy in the taunting and teasing of the boyhood games, but they don’t know the repercussions their actions will someday have. Their jokes are known throughout the castle; McGonagall confiscates their notes on a regular basis. Sirius…

The major mythical aspect of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban not surprisingly violates the fundamental principles of science. This novel incorporates several ideas that do not have a scientific basis, for example the concept of “transfiguration”, the ability of humans to transform into animals. However, from the standpoint of evolutionary biology, Azkaban provides examples of evolution in practice, including gene expression and hybrid species. It also includes characters…

I hate that characters in books are given such double standards. Example: The unwarranted hatred of Cho Chang and Lavender Brown vs. The complete adoration of Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape. But obviously crying over the fact that your boyfriend got straight up murdered is a much worse crime than participating in the mass genocide of a group of people. I hate a woman is judged on her looks first and if she passes that then maybe…

The Mother Who Lied On May 2, 1998, Harry Potter was declared dead by a woman who had everything to lose and only one thing to gain: reunion with her son. In J. K. Rowling’s famous series Harry Potter, Narcissa Malfoy plays two important roles in the protagonist's life, one being a seemingly devoted follower of the “man” who stole the lives of his parents and countless others; The second being the mother of Harry’s worst enemy: Draco. Her one redeeming trait comes when she saves his life and…

Rowling covered a lot of big topics throughout the seven installments of Harry Potter. Friendship, love, loyalty, magic, time and most importantly race. Unlike some of the other topics which are openly discussed, she decided to breach the sensitive topic of race in the cleverest of ways. Rather than speaking about race in the traditional sense we are all used too, Rowling created a metaphor for race one which focuses on blood and lineage rather than skin color. By creating these new groups,…

The Refusal of the Call The Refusal of the Call comes not from the hero’s unwillingness to act, but rather, from being blocked by the novel’s Threshold Guardian – Mr. Dursley (Vogler 110). Vogler states, "Heroes who overcome their fear and commit to an adventure may still be tested by powerful figures who raise the banner of fear and doubt, questioning the hero's very worthiness to be in the game. They are Threshold Guardians, blocking the heroes before the adventure has even begun" (111).…

Introduction to Psychology Rachel Stroia Dr. Mullin November 28, 2016 Erikson’s Stages and Character Development (Literally and Literarily) Erik Erikson draws from Freud’s psychosexual stages to outline his own stages of development starting in infancy and continuing to late life. Each stage has a “crisis”, a term that he uses to explain as a barrier that must be overcome to develop a certain trait, either positive or negative. Each crisis is reached at a…

Video Discussion Questions Behind the Scenes: “Our World Turned to Water” 1. Author Lauren Tarshis calls the flood in Louisiana “devastating.” What details in the first section of the video (0:10 to 0:48) help you understand how the flood was devastating? It was the first major disaster after hurricane sandy. 2. According to Tarshis, why is it important to share stories of people who have gone through difficult experiences? So that we an connect to thdm even though we are not living in…

LANGUAGE AND ITS ROLE IN FANTASY LITERATURE The fantasy genre is distinctive due to its freedom of expression – the entirely independent framework of story and its style of writing. It has the ability to take people into an alternate universe via a portal or immerse them in a completely different world. These worlds are characterised as unique and separate from us due to the unfamiliar lands, mystical culture and history of the characters in the story which is brought to us by the use of a…