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The North Tower #5: Destiny vs. Choice

We stand now before a major problem, a great mystery. On one hand, we have the prophecies, which seem to be showing us the future, no matter what the characters do to stop it. On the other hand, we have the major theme in JKR’s books of the importance of choice. How do these two things work together?

The Future of the Malfoys

by Lorraine Providing JK Rowling is nice, and allows Harry to triumph over Voldemort in the seventh book, then it would be very interesting to see what happens to the Malfoys. This time around...

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CC #049: Week of September 21, 2003

In this week’s Caption Contest image, Harry serves detention with Gilderoy Lockhart, who has some unique advice regarding celebrity status. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!

Why Sirius isn’t Dead

by Jenna Post Look, I for one am very upset (to say the least) that Sirius black was declared ‘dead’, but startling new research can prove that he may not have died at all....

The North Tower #4: Prophecies: A General Study (2)

I’ll start by a new feature to this column that I secretly started last week, namely a small “Literary analysis and argumentation 101” interactive course. Last week, I presented you with the following theory (thanks, Jeanine):

“Don’t forget that if a person picks up a prophecy that is not about him or her, he or she will go crazy. Harry picked up that prophecy and did not go crazy. Therefore, the prophecy is about him, not Neville.” (A)