Sorting Current World Leaders into Hogwarts Houses
Do all politicians belong in Slytherin? I answered the question no one was asking and Sorted some current world leaders into Hogwarts Houses.
Category: The Quibbler
Chapter 13
Chapter 13 of “Harry Potter” is always a turning point. With this pattern in mind, hpboy13 does some theorizing on “The Ickabog”.
Do Wizards Pay Taxes?
Do wizards pay taxes? hpboy13 takes a deep dive into how taxes work in the wizarding world.
Solve et Coagula: Part 3 – Literary Alchemy
In Part 3 of her “solve et coagula” analysis, Dr. Beatrice Groves explains how literary alchemy influences J.K. Rowling’s writing process.
Solve et Coagula: Part 2 – The Ripley Scrolls, Nicolas Flamel, and Ben Jonson’s Alchemist
Dr. Beatrice Groves looks further into the origins of the phrase “solve et coagula” and the way in which it encapsulates Rowling’s own metaphors for her “process.”
Solve et Coagula: Part 1 – Rowling’s Alchemical Tattoo
Last year, J.K. Rowling got a tattoo of the alchemical Latin phrase “solve et coagula.” Read about how the phrase has an intimate connection with everything she writes.
Writing a College Paper on Hermione Granger
In need of a literary topic for your final paper? Here’s one suggestion for how to write about “Harry Potter” characters in school papers.
Hermione Puts the “Grange” in Granger
Inspiration for Hermione’s name may not have come from classical mythology but a Gilded Age political movement.
When You Love the Character but Not Their Movie Version
What happens when you love a book character and spend hours building them up in your head only to have their movie version be disappointingly unrecognizable from the image you had of them?
