MYTHTERY: You Didn’t Get Your Hogwarts Letter Because of Voldemort
Thought you were a Muggle? Think again. You may not have received your letter to Hogwarts because of Voldemort.
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“Reading, Writing, Rowling” Episode 16: “Harry Potter and the Detective Ring”
Join host Katy McDaniel and expert guest John Granger as they speak to Brett Fish of the University of Tennessee – Knoxville about how J.K. Rowling uses techniques from detective fiction and ring composition to create compelling and ultimately satisfying mysteries.
The Seven Best “Harry Potter” Easter Eggs in “Father Brown”
A former Weasley is busy solving crimes in Kembleford! We’re diving into the most astonishing “Father Brown” connections to “Harry Potter.”
Globus Mundi: Everything We Know About the Mystery Merch
We now bring you an update on the Globus Mundi merchandise mystery.
The Parseltongue predicament
So, as anyone with a truly inquisitive mind would, I’m going to put my questions out there and hope for an answer (that’s your cue, J.K. Rowling!).
Exploring animal cruelty and mistreatment in “Potter”
It’s a well-known fact that throughout the “Potter” series we’re introduced to a number of different animals, both “Muggle” and magical, each of which are uniquely portrayed by Rowling in their own way. In an interview with BBC Radio 4, Rowling expressed that she typically liked to derive many of these creatures from folklore and mythology, and many, even the seemingly “normal” ones, exemplify magical properties (think owls delivering mail). Further, though, I think it’s important to recognize that a lot of the different creatures in the “Potter” series haven’t necessarily been given happy endings, or stories for that matter.
The life and lies of Albus Dumbledore
Since the beginning of time (and by time, I mean “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”), I’ve always thought of Dumbledore as not only wise beyond his many, many… many… years, but as someone who was in a sense “ethically and morally superior”. He was the Wizard who could do no wrong; he was a role model, in particular to Harry, and as Headmaster of Hogwarts I had assumed a certain level of credibility attached to his name, at least to some degree. But as we continued to read on through the books and as the final pieces of the story fell into their rightful place, I found myself feeling a bit unsure of exactly where Dumbledore stood in my lineup of favorites. I mean, who was Dumbledore, really?
Welcome to the Restricted Section
Books have always been a huge focal point in the Harry Potter series, and this is something that I both love and attribute to J.K. Rowling’s love of them herself. Throughout the series, we’re introduced to a number of different types of books and constantly reminded of their importance; from the book that almost ate Neville (think Prisoner of Azkaban, Care of Magical Creatures class) to Tom Riddle’s Diary to Severus’ copy of Advanced Potion-Making (Half-blood Prince) to even the Tale of Three Brothers, we are truly shown the importance of books and the information they hold. That being said, there’s one set of books that I think has been purposefully left a mystery; and that is the Restricted Section.
