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The Magic of Sorting
Growing up probably the first aspect of Harry Potter that stuck out to me as in need of a fix was the ritual all incoming first years at Hogwarts have to undergo, the Sorting. The first years walk in, all in awe at seeing Hogwarts for the first time. After they are lead into the…
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What is Love? – Answers from the Harry Potter Series
love is lost The death of Cedric Diggory and the revival of Voldemort, undoubtedly, was the halving line of the whole series. As the fifth book started, life seemed to be dramatically harder for Harry. On the one side, Harry’s relationship with Cho Chang struggled in hesitation as the image of Cedric frequently came to…
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Why I read Harry Potter?
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. Albus Dumbledore I remembered waiting for an owl to come to my house to send me the late acceptance letter from Hogwarts. As a young teenager, I imagined my life at Hogwarts: which house I would be in or which class I would…
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Harry Potter’s Homes
Harry Potter was raised in the Dursley Residence on 4 Privet Drive. He has spent most of his childhood in this house living underneath a staircase and being mistreated by the Dursleys. Thus, we as readers are aware that he does not enjoy living with the family. We call “home” a place where we find…
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Is Snape hate Harry?
There is an “strange” character who is one of Harry’s professor Snape in Rolling’s book. The reason why we think he is “strange” is that under the loops of Harry who was considered as a hero since he was alived under the killing of Voldemore, almost everyone has a good temper and attitude on Harry,…
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Harry Potter and fanfiction-why is it so popular?
In previous class we have discuss the relationship between original work and their fanfictions. Like the famous novel Jane Eyre and its prevailing fanfiction Wide Sargasso Sea, which is from the perspective of Rochester’s crazy wife. Of course, as one of the most popular novels worldwide, Harry Potter also has a lot of fanfictions, and…
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Is divination course true or false?
What do you think of divination, in your opinion? Is it true or just a hoax? Do you believe that divination really has the power to predict people’s future? This is a really interesting topic that deserves to talk about and in the Harry Potter series, students in Hogwarts actually has to take a divination…
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Further discussion of “beloved” or “be hated” evils : Part 1
Since I talked about Voldemort in my last blog, my curiosity about the villain was completely aroused. Why are they the bad guys? What are the bad means? Why they are so attractive to readers? And so on. Thus, in “Further Discussion Part I”, I would like to say something about the first two questions.…
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Why Read Harry Potter?
“Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.” – J.K. Rowling It was tough being a thirteen-year-old. I couldn’t seem to do anything right. I was trying to navigate a new chapter in my life, all while prioritizing my friends over my parents (I never heard the end of it) and making sure my…
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Dumbledore is gay, but should he have been?
After the release of the final Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, J.K. Rowling stated in an interview that the Hogwarts Headmaster, Dumbledore, was in fact gay. This certainly shocked fans as throughout the book series Dumbledore never proclaimed or even hinted at his sexuality. Nonetheless, Rowling defended her statement and even…