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In Defense of James Potter
Was James Potter a villain or a hero? Is the fandom right in despising him?
The Fleeting Treatment of Romance in “Harry Potter”
While teenagers will form relationships at school and these are part and parcel of growing up, it is dangerous and over-simplistic to actually describe them as ‘true love’, much less extrapolate them to marriage.
Harry Potter and The Holy Bible: A Comparison
What do Harry Potter and Jesus Christ have in common? Read on to find out.
Latin and Ancient Greece: Not-So-Dead Languages and Cultures in Harry Potter
A look at the references to ancient and language and mythology in the “Potter” series.
Love is Thicker than Blood: the Harry and Hermione Debate
By The Free Elf ABSTRACT: Harry and Hermione are each other’s family. They protect and comfort each other, they are there for each other. As far as family goes, each other is all they...
O Children: An Ode to Harry and Hermione
After seeing the seventh movie, we can’t help but think the relationships between Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny have suffered in favor of featuring Harry and Hermione together in key emotional scenes.
Shakespeare’s Legacy: Hermione the Queen and Schoolgirl
This essay analyses the similarities between Hermione Granger and Queen Hermione from Shakespeare’s “A Winter’s Tale.”
Parental Sacrifice
This essay examines the difference between Voldemort’s father’s ‘sacrifice’, the ‘bone of the father’ and Harry’s mother’s sacrifice, the ‘blood of the enemy’ and discusses how and why they are different and whether one form of protection is better than the other.