Sirius

to figure things out, they continue to act in a manner as to find out the rest of the information and get to the bottom of the mystery. Another example comes when Harry finds out that Sirius is his godfather, and that he supposedly betrayed his parents to Voldemort. This acts as a catalyst for Harry to seek out Sirius and that lets the rest of the plot points in the book occur. This motif has connections to several characters throughout the series. One of the characters that the secrets and…

H is for Heroic: Harry sticks by his morals and has a strong sense of what is right and what is wrong. When he firmly believes that an injustice has occurred, he will do anything necessary to set things in order. After he discovered that Sirius Black, the man who he once thought to have killed his parents, was actually innocent and was going to have his soul sucked out of him by the dementors at any moment, Harry was dead-set on saving Black’s life, no matter what the risks. "’Get on— there 's…

is death. While some deaths are more prominent than others, there are several that I find to be particularly important. Before Harry’s time, there were the fan-titled “Marauder’s Era” encompassing the early lives of Harry’s parents, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and Severus Snape. Each of these characters suffered and lost their youth to the hardships and dangers of a war. In turn, they played a critical role in Harry’s life because their deaths were focused on love. Therefore, I…

the former, of the fantasy adventure genre, is a portrayal of Harry Potter’s struggles, once again, against the evil schemings of Lord Voldermort - who poses a tremendous threat to Harry and the wizarding world as a whole - by saving his godfather, Sirius Black, against untimely persecution. The multiple battles within the characters and their immediate threats contributed to the development of the following aspects of the novels in divergent…

Orion's hunting dogs. I chose this constellation because I feel that it has the most interesting origin myth. Canis Major was discovered by Ptolemy in the second century. Another fact about the constellation is that its brightest star is called Sirius. Sirius is the dog's nose. Canis Major can be seen in the season of winter in the Northern Henisphere. Here is Canis Major's origin myth. In Greek mythology, Canis Major is associated with the fastest dog in the world, who is named…

of Azkaban is about Harry Potter's adventure on finding out who Sirius Black really is. He takes on this adventurous journey with his friends Hermione Granger a muggle/wizard and Ron Weasley a red haired troublemaker. In this adventure book Harry is going into his 3rd year at Hogwarts. (Wish I could have a million owls telling me I’m expected to go to Hogwarts.) During his year before and present he has a lot to take in, like how Sirius Black is his Godfather and that his mum and father died…

one tonne. Its volume comparable to that of the earth, and it’s mass comparable that of the sun. A white dwarf has a faint luminosity which comes from the emission of stored thermal energy. The nearest known white dwarf star is Sirius B, the smaller component of the Sirius binary star and is 8.6 light years away. Currently, there is thought to be 8 white dwarfs among the hundred star systems…

to resurrect himself and his own involvement in getting Harry to the graveyard. After the whole interrogation, Dumbledore took Harry to his office, where Sirius was already waiting. “I need to know what happened after you touched the Portkey in the maze, Harry,” said Dumbledore. “We can leave that till morning, can’t we, Dumbledore?” said Sirius…

I used to hate reading. I would whine and procrastinate every time a reading assignment was given, and then I would trudge through the book, hating it the whole time. As far back as I can remember we had to read books and take tests on them to earn points. We stopped doing that around seventh grade, but for years I would do the bare minimum to receive those points, usually reading a bunch of easy books to accumulate points. In fourth grade I attempted to start the first Harry Potter book, which…

The Prophet for Profit: Motivation of Mainstream Media in the Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series tells an enchanting story about the magical world with the theme of love and death. Though Hogwarts, the school of magic, has been the dream place for millions of readers alike, not all the elements of the wizarding society are desirable. The power-loving Minister of Magic—Cornelius Fudge, leads the Ministry of Magic until the end of the fifth book, the Order of the Phoenix. Though the…