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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 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)

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CC #039: Week of July 13, 2003

In this week’s Caption Contest image, Gilderoy Lockhart passes out tests to his most devoted students. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!

Dumbledore’s Loyalties

by Daniel Schwartz As you know, Dumbledore has a brief “gleam of something like triumph” in his eyes when Harry tells him that Voldemort was able to touch him, as a result of being...