The words in books remain the same every time we read them. But like memories in a Pensieve, the meanings of stories change for us whenever we reconsider them. Do you love finding something new every time you think about the seven-book series, Cursed Child, or Fantastic Beasts? Join Lorrie Kim, author of Snape: A Definitive Reading, in delving into the richly emotional writing of this universe.
- Manage Your Group Through the Magic of Sorting (March 11, 2022) - Do you tend to Sort everyone around you? Here’s what happened in my group project when we decided to take everyone’s Hogwarts Houses into account.
- Looking for Snape in “The Scarlet Letter” (February 22, 2022) - There must be shades of Snape in “The Scarlet Letter,” right? Lorrie Kim takes a look. Things don’t go the way she expects.
- Ten Clues to Understanding the Occlumency Scenes (January 9, 2022) - Is Snape bad at teaching Occlumency? Or does he try to teach Harry in good faith until it becomes too dangerous?
- The Land of the Lost: From “The Christmas Pig” to “Harry Potter” (December 7, 2021) - "The Christmas Pig" deals with some themes - like divorce - that "Harry Potter" never did. But the way it discusses loss is strikingly similar.
- Five Times Irvin Khaytman’s “Dumbledore” Book Changed My Mind, and One Time It Didn’t (November 23, 2021) - Have you read “Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts’s Renowned Headmaster”? Lorrie Kim shares how the book changed her reading of the series.
- Tom Riddle, the Accidental Alchemist (October 22, 2021) - Every time Harry and Voldemort duel, they produce gold - literally. What is it about this connection that has an alchemical effect on Voldemort?
- Michael Cohen: A Modern-Day Snape (August 28, 2021) - Michael Cohen, once Trump’s personal lawyer, now works to expose Trump’s crimes. Looking at his story can help shed light on Snape’s double agency.
- Ron Weasley, Parselmouth? I Can Explain (July 3, 2021) - How does Parseltongue really work? You may not need to be the heir of Slytherin to find out.
- Claudia Kim’s Nagini: A Korean Woman in Potterverse (May 23, 2021) - While some people bristled at Claudia Kim’s casting as Nagini, Lorrie Kim explains why she loved having a brave, compassionate Korean character.
- Korean American Glimpses in “Harry Potter” (May 12, 2021) - Although Cho Chang is the only East Asian character mentioned in the "Harry Potter" series, Lorrie Kim sees reflections of Asian and immigrant experiences in Hermione and Snape as well.
