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Mayhem At Hogwarts: Draco Malfoy vs. Dolores Umbridge
Although the Harry Potter series centers around the main battle between Harry Potter and Voldemort, Harry makes plenty of additional enemies along the way. Hogwarts may be the safest place for Harry to stay, but he can’t escape some of his enemies if they reside within school walls. Harry does his best to avoid professors…
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Is Severus Snape Good or Bad?
Every book has one or more characters who are hard for us to decide whether they are good or bad. In Harry Potter, I have always asked that question about Severus Snape. Snape was one of the most complicated characters in Harry Potter, especially his view of Harry Potter and his feelings towards Harry. In…
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Let’s talk about Snape
It feels like I’ve been talking about Harry Potter forever. Do I get tired of it? Yes? Do I think that there are some seriously problematic aspects of the entire universe (not the least of which is the original author herself)? Of course. But I find Harry Potter, and the phenomenon attached to it, incredibly…