The U-Bend #37: 2005 in Review
by Andrew Lee and Robert Lanto “Important stories the public needs to know, eh? I could manure my garden with the contents of that rag.” -Rita Skeeter (Harry Potter and the Order of the...
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The Two-Way Mirror #4: The Seven Tasks Revisited: A Thread
By Daniela I just got done reading an interesting thread on the Seven Tasks. I thank Ruben Garz, who directed me to: 7 tasks, 7 books, Clues in The Philosopher’s Stone. I will, later...
CC #157: Week of October 30, 2005
In this week’s Caption Contest image, Moody, Snape, Karkaroff, McGonagall, Dumbledore, Madame Maxime and Barty Crouch, Sr. stare at Harry in the Trophy Room. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!
The Underground Lake #28: Half-Blood, Full Hero: A 5-Part Series
The Underground Lake is back for season two with this exciting 5-part editorial! Introducing a new mission statement, in the words of Dumbledore: “From this point forth, we shall be leaving the firm foundation of fact and [journey] together through the murky marshes of memory into thickets of wildest guesswork.”
Gleam in His Eye
by Apple Face During my post-HBP re-read of the whole series, I came to the infamous ‘gleam of triumph’ in Dumbledore’s eye at the news that Lord Voldemort had used a trickle of Harry’s...
The North Tower #42: A New Light on the Prophecy
Today’s article is going to take a closer look on the Trelawney prophecy, or, more precisely, on the circumstances surrounding that prophecy and what they tell us.
First thing to note: What Dumbledore told Harry in OotP and HBP doesn’t tally with what else we discover in HBP. At all.
Hoggyworld
by Vicki Howard As many will attest, a large percentage of HP fans are adults. But it is the kids who are the lucky benefactors of so many wonderful HP playthings. Adult fans have...
CC #141: Week of July 3, 2005
In this week’s Caption Contest image, Dumbledore and McGonagall see a bright light in the sky. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!
The North Tower #39: The Imperius Curse
The Imperius Curse, we are told, is one of the three unforgivable curses in the wizarding world and is used to control people. It’s used as a very important plot device in GoF and has received quite a bit of criticism for being used inconsistently. Now, I love and adore JKR (naturally, since I spend the time I do reading, praising and writing about her books) but she is only human. Furthermore, the Harry Potter series is her first published story, and even though it’s split into seven books, it’s still just one story. Everyone who’s ever tried to write fiction knows how hard it is to keep track of absolutely everything, so that some things in the series might not really add up; it isn’t weird at all.
