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    obvious to the eye that it is a religious piece‚ some conceal the messages and beliefs more discreetly‚ such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The movie seems to be solely about occult power‚ but looking more into the characters‚ it re-enacts particular scenes that were evident in the bible. The Harry Potter books and movies withhold a Christian framework‚ and Christian symbols hidden in plain sight. Harry’s story is a direct parallel to the biblical history of Jesus Christ‚ showing symbolism

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    Whoever reads Harry Potter or Lord of The Ring should also discover the other one too. Both are the same basic “hero’s journey” archetype with two great main character which I really love: Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins. There are certain similarities between them which interested me a lot. Like Frodo‚ Harry is an English orphan; and both of them discover their destinies as reluctant heroes after a birthday: Harry after his own while Frodo after Bilbo’s 111th birthday party. Since then‚ Harry entered a

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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has the Muggle-born wizards and witches at Hogwarts under threat from the mysterious Heir of Slytherin. The Heir opens the Chamber of Secrets that is hidden in Hogwarts and unleashes the monster inside‚ which petrifies some of the “Mudbloods”. Harry Potter finds the Chamber of Secrets and faces a basilisk; a creature known for its killing gaze. Harry Potter‚ in his latest adventure‚ saves the Muggle-born witches and wizards in Hogwarts from a powerful adversary

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    she showed himself. Everything Harry does is in the limelight‚ and his status intensifies it. Luckily‚ he has his invisibility cloak‚ which acts as a counter to being a celebrity. The invisibility cloak plays a peculiar role in Harry’s celebrity status. The invisibility cloak is what allows Harry to do what he needs to‚ which increases his celebrity status. The invisibility cloak also acts as an opposite to the idea of celebrity‚ making

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    relationships in Harry Potter aren’t outright presented to the reader but with inferring and analysis it is revealed that there are plenty of taboo relationships. For this chapter I will be focusing on interspecies relationships and muggle-wizard relationships of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour‚ Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks and Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett and other various couples. Bill and Fleur - Interspecies Bill has become a poster child for interspecies relationships in Harry Potter. His relationship

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    Harry Potter’s Magic Countless different things have influenced my everyday life and made me the person that I am today. Although many aspects of life have been of great influence on me‚ the one thing I would say that has affected my life the most would be the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. These extraordinary series have been my favorite books to read since seventh grade. I could just not stop reading once I had started reading those big books. They are extremely addictive‚ and also amazingly

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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire One of the scariest things we learn in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is this: Even wizard celebrities can’t escape the tabloids. During year four at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry‚ Harry Potter‚ famous for having defeated the evil Lord Voldemort while only a baby. Now one of the challenges for him this year is the pesky Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter‚ whose goal is to dig for dirt at Hogwarts. The same can be said for J.K. Rowling. With

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    In Beowulf and the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling‚ courage‚ mortality and good vs. evil is shown in many different ways. Both of the main characters come face to face with their own demise in multiple situations‚ and show courage through it all. In Harry PotterHarry finds out he is a wizard when a friend of his parents goes to his aunt and uncle’s house to tell him and then to bring him to a school for witches and wizards. Throughout the books Harry defeats many foes in order to defend his

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    achieve their dreams or to discover who they truly are‚ and that is called life. Harry Potter was an epic quest as it focused on achieving goals and seeking knowledge. The quest that Harry Potter took may be more breath-taking‚ but it was still for the same purpose. The series of Harry Potter was a very popular book and movie series written by J.K. Rowling. They both started out with an 11 year old wizard named Harry Potter‚ who didn’t even know he was a wizard because of his cruel foster parents called

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    An analysis of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The themes of sacrifice‚ compassion‚ and the boundless fight of good versus evil are all majorly discussed terms naturally found in New Testament script. The themes found in Biblical script are also explained in fictional literature because these themes are popular qualities for most characters in many books and stories. Authors typically love to use these‚ which is the reason that most fantasy stories make allusions to the religious

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