Snape’s Got Issues
by Cynthia Parson Snape is an intriguing and complex character because he is a study of contradiction. He’s good and he’s bad and that makes him mysterious. He isn’t rude to everyone, just those...
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The Importance of Fawkes, Moody, Tonks, and Fred and George
by Hannah Grenham Five of the most important characters are often ignored, though I think they hold great significance to the rest of the septology. One is a bird, another a metamorphmagus, another a...
The Order of the Phoenix: Who Will Survive?
A wizarding war is on the horizon. Who from the Order of the Phoenix will survive Book 6?
The North Tower #16: Snape vs. Time
I got some mails putting forward the following candidates for “the one who’s left forever” instead of Fudge: Lockhart, Bagman and (of course) Snape. (I also got Percy, but since he would have been about four or five at the time he was an active Death Eater and even younger when he joined Voldemort, I won’t even discuss that. :-)) Today, I want to discuss these three characters (Lockhart, Bagman and Snape) and try to shed some light over that ominous scene in GoF when Voldemort assembles his followers and leaves us readers in the dark about the identity of most of them.
The Dark Side of Billywigs
The Billywig shows the dark side of the wizarding world. The Billywig is like a drug, pure and simple. Young people take it to feel the effects, regardless of the consequences.
CC #065: Week of January 11, 2004
In this week’s Caption Contest image, Oliver Wood receives some unpleasant news from Professor McGonagall. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!
The North Tower #15: The Missing Death Eater
This editorial argues that Snape is probably not the Death Eater referred to as “having left me forever” in Voldemort’s speech.
The Burrow: Centaurs – Friend or Foe?
By Monterey The centaurs in the Harry Potter series are definitely an interesting and complex species. We see Firenze; undoubtedly the friendliest of the lot, save Harry in the first book, and appear again...
CC #064: Week of January 4, 2004
In this week’s Caption Contest image, Gilderoy Lockhart unsuccessfully heals Harry’s arm on the Quidditch pitch. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!
