Scary Settings: Harry’s Underground Adventures
Forests and graveyards are scary, but some of Harry Potter’s most spine-tingling experiences happen much deeper down than six feet under.
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Lethal White Horses
What if the white horse clues Rowling has been dropping about “Lethal White” aren’t about animals… but about places?
A Shakespearean Source for the Four-Point Character Conflict in “Harry Potter”?
In honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday, Dr. Beatrice Groves explores the parallels between the characters in “Harry Potter” and “Henry IV, Part 1”.
“Does the Silkworm Expend Her Yellow Labours/ For Thee?”: Literary Clues in “The Silkworm” – Part 2
Dr. Beatrice Groves explores how “Hamlet” and other early modern dramas are embedded in “The Silkworm”, and you didn’t even know it!
The Power of Love: On the Spirit of “Harry Potter”
We know all about the soul in the context of “Harry Potter”, but we don’t know much about the spirit. In this edition of “Beyond the Veil,” we discuss the spirit in the “Potter” world and what it can teach us about our own lives.
“Books Are Not Absolutely Dead Things”: “Harry Potter”, Evelyn Waugh, and Censorship
J.K. Rowling celebrates literacy in both her writing and her interviews. Dr. Beatrice Groves explores how other authors may have influenced Rowling’s thoughts.
“Reading Writing Rowling” Episode 6: “2017 Chestnut Hill Harry Potter Conference”
Hosts Katy and John took full advantage of the scholars available at the Chestnut Hill Harry Potter Conference and recorded an episode.
“Reading, Writing, Rowling” Episode 5: “Writing Magic: New Insights from Lev Grossman’s Interview with J.K. Rowling in 2005”
In this episode, we talk with special guest Lev Grossman, a book critic and fantasy writer, about his interview with Rowling just before “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” hit the bookstores.
Hippolytus… Lestrange?
If Newt’s brother is named Theseus, how might the myth of Theseus and Hippolyta foreshadow what will happen in the upcoming “Fantastic Beasts” films?
