Five of the Best “Harry Potter” Analysis Books to Add to Your Library
If you’re looking for books to read in quarantine, look no further. These “Harry Potter” analysis books will change the way you think about the series forever.
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“Potter” and “Python” – Part 1: “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”
To mark the 50th anniversary of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, Dr. Beatrice Groves is exploring links between “Potter” and “Python”. In this first article in a two-part series, she writes about how “Potter” echoes “Life of Brian”.
MuggleNet Podcasts: A History
MuggleNet podcasts have long evolved into a family of super personalized content. This article takes a deeper look into the podcasts of the MuggleNet family.
Here Be Dragons (And Phoenixes) – Part 2
When Albus Dumbledore recovers the vial containing the blood pact with Gellert Grindelwald, he moves closer to their eventual confrontation. The symbolism of phoenixes and dragons, drawn from a long history of beast mythology, foreshadows the movement of their story from 1927 to 1945.
25 Days of Giveaways
MuggleNet has run an annual holiday giveaway where fans around the globe have the chance to win 25 different giveaways and special prizes. Check out the lists below to see past prizes and trivia...
Wreath Theory in the “Potter” Books
The ring structure of the “Harry Potter” series is reflected by the connections between the Christmases in the books.
In Jo We Do Not Trust
hpboy13 takes a look at the state of “Potter” fans’ relationship with Jo Rowling in a post-“Crimes of Grindelwald” world. Where do we go from here?
The Alchemical Symbolism of the Deathly Hallows in “Crimes of Grindelwald”
How do alchemical and Masonic symbolism overlap? Dr. Beatrice Groves explores this connection, links it to the quest for the Hallows, and finds an astonishingly vivid parallel between “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and “The Man Who Would Be King.”
“It’s Just Like Waking Up, Right?”: “Crimes of Grindelwald”, Kipling, and Shakespeare’s Midsummer Dreaming
Dr. Beatrice Groves explores the links between Rowling’s wizarding world and the “Green World” in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and examines how Kipling’s works influenced “Harry Potter”.