inhabit his body weren’t in Slytherin. “Perhaps in Slytherin you’ll make your real friends‚ those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends” (Sorting Hat‚ Philosopher’s Stone). To those who have no idea what I’m talking about‚ in the Harry Potter series‚ there are four houses in Hogwarts. When young witches and wizards attend the school in their first year‚ they’re sorted into one of the houses based on who they are as a person. Those houses are Slytherin‚ Hufflepuff‚ Ravenclaw‚ and Gryffindor(k)
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Children’s Literature – November 30th‚ 2011 Harry Potter (continued) Criticism ▪ Thematic o Too dark‚ complex‚ adult ▪ Book 1 opens with a double murder ▪ Harry’s link with Voldemort o Censorship ▪ Parallels between banning and not saying Voldemort’s name ▪ How Harry Potter fits in children’s literature o Literary qualities ▪ Textual jokes - Page 15‚ Rowling didn’t know how popular her novels would become - Diagon Alley‚ funny‚ puny names
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Book Notes is a free study guide on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling. The story begins with a description of the Dursleys‚ an utterly normal family in England‚ who are left with baby Harry Potter on their doorsteps. Aunt Petunia’s sister Lily married James Potter and became a powerful couple in the wizard’s world. They were killed by the evil Voltemort‚ leaving Harry with a large scar on his forehead and legacy as the only wizard
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Do you believe in Magic? by Harry Potter - Stories from Tumblr on Tuesday‚ October 4‚ 2011 at 7:09am “This is outrageous! Outrageous I say! First we have to deal with post on Sundays‚ and now we have to leave the house on a freezing cold day to take the boys on a bloody train journey?! Are these freaks so ignorant that they are completely unaware of the fact that the golf is on the TV?!” grumbled Vernon Dursley as he trailed after his family towards King’s Cross Station. Dudley kept up his
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novel “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling Introduction According to Peter Barry’s book‚ Feminism was born because of women are disadvantaged by comparison with men and the unequal treatment towards women by men. Women ask for their rights‚ because they believed that they deserve equality. In this paper I will analyze the feminist approach through Harry Potter Novels by J.K. Rowling. As we all know‚ Joanne Kathleen Rowling a.k.a J.K. Rowling is a female British novelist. These Harry Potter and his
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a lot of action and chair tipping excitement in Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. Harry starts out in the book stuck in his room when Dumbledore comes to take him to meet a friend. Soon Harry is on the train back to Hogwarts with all his friends unaware what will meet him there. Harry starts Potion class to find a strange book that someone know as The Half Blood Prince‚ whom been writing tips in his potion book as well as spells. Then Harry starts to learn‚ while in lessons with Dumbledore
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Elaina Spahmer claims that scientists are " working on a material that can make some objects invisible in certain light conditions". Spahmer constantly compares this cloak to the Cloak of Invisibility as seen in the Harry Potter movies based on the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling. Also to support her claims and views‚ she quotes a reporter named Amina Khan from Los Angeles Times. But‚ according to the reporter‚ this cloak will allow one to distort an original figure‚ making it look smaller and
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Twilight: A unique flaw Novel writing requires imagination‚ creativity and talent. In fiction writing‚ there has to be consistency in the “character‚ description‚ experiences‚ background‚ behavior and actions of the character”‚ says Elizabeth Young‚ a London-based literary critic and author. Consistency‚ as defined by David Farkas in his study entitled The Concept of Consistency in Writing and Editing from the College of Engineering Scientific and Technical Communication Program‚ University
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Hero Myth: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone In the writing of Linda Seger’s “Creating the Myth” she argues that there are 10-points in creating a “hero myth”. Seger uses Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars Trilogy as her hero myth example. I will use Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ because Harry follows the 10-points that Linda Seger argues about in order to create a transformation into becoming a hero. In this paper‚ I will explain how Harry Potter fits the 10-points in creating a hero
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces: Harry Potter The hugely successful Harry Potter series has been embraced by millions of readers worldwide. It’s sold more than four hundred million copies and has been translated into numerous languages. Both children and adults alike have rejoiced to the whimsical story‚ told by the author J.K. Rowling‚ about a hero and his perilous journey to an ultimate goal. What many probably do not realize is that they‚ more likely than not‚ have read stories like it before
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