J.K. Rowling

The first Harry Potter was published in 1997, the rest of the books were published between then and 2007. Harry Potter is about a boy who a powerful wizard named Voldemort wanted to kill but instead of killing Harry he killed Harry’s parents. Harry went and lived with his nasty aunt and uncle until he was 11. When he was 11 he got a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which told him he was a wizard. Each book is a year at Hogwarts that Harry goes through with his best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Throughout the books Harry learns why Voldemort wanted to kill him, why he survived and how he can prepare for another attack.

Harry Potter is a fascinating tale of sorcerers, wands, broomsticks, dragons, and magic. The story begins with a young boy named Harry Potter who lives at number four Privit Drive, Surray, England. His journey begins after the death of his parents at the hands of the evil Lord Voldemort. Harry learns of his past and his future as a wizard from Hagrid, the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He travels to Hogwarts where he learns spells and enchantments, makes new friends, finds enemies, and discovers fantastic secretes. J.K. Rowling weaves a web of impeccable storytelling with this critically acclaimed novel. In the tale of Harry Potter imagery, symbolism, and motif take central focus.

All this has added to the growing popularity of the Harry Potter brand that is everywhere today. Young readers can relate to Harry’s issues and the books create another world the readers can subconsciously ‘escape’ too.

The wildly popular Harry Potter books might be casting a spell over adults and children who just can't seem to get enough of the young wizard-in-training, but some schools and parents aren't quite so enchanted.

At the age of eight, Harry would begin attending a public school within Independence. Notably, it appears that his mother sent him five weeks late during his first year. Despite this, his teacher,

One would think Harry Potter lives in a utopian world comprised of fantasy and magic, however the deeper content of the story line suggests numerous ethical trials and dilemmas steeped in reality. Harry Potter, in the J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, demonstrates the importance of possessing sound morals and having good character. When faced with numerous decisions, Harry tries his best in choosing the right thing and uses his magical powers of witch craft and wizardry for good and not evil. The book offers several examples. One that stands out is Harry chanting the magic spell “expectro patronum” as an effort to keep the dementors from killing both himself and his friends. (pg. 411) His quick thinking and resourcefulness was successful - once again Harry’s virtuous character prevails.

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, there is a lot of evidence supporting the fact that Harry Potter often does things that are risky or could get him in trouble. However, they tend to work out for him in the end because he has help and resources.

In Harry Potter acceptance was a big part of Harry 's life, he always had to deal with two things, Attempted murder on him and always being famous and well known. This made it very hard for him to be accepted into some groups because they thought he was the direct Heir of slytherin and was related to Voldemort and that he would help Voldemort destroy the world. But just because his childhood was destroyed by Voldemort, “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” - J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) Pg 624 In this case harry became a grown man and defeated Voldemort.

In this book, Harry potter is accused of using magic outside of school to save his cousin from the dementors. He was then expelled and then put onto trial. Dumbledore was there to help Harry get back into Hogwarts. When he came back into school he faced several challenges. One of those challenges was the new dark arts teacher Dolores Umbridge. She did not teach her class how to fight, but other things that wouldn’t help he students in the future. Harry and his friends started a club to learn how to fight back at enemies. She then started to put out all these rules, but later she was never again seen after being taken away from a giant. Harry later lost one of his best friends Sirius black due to a spell hitting and killing him. His body was

Have you ever heard the saying a good story gone too far? That is exactly the view that some readers have of JK Rowling’s new piece of writing. Using the tools that I have gained in this class I have been able to fully explain and investigate both Rowling’s position and the Native Peoples’ positions and how they tie into society’s views of race and ethnicity.

The most influential book I have ever read was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. This book was the most impactful book I have read because of all of the people, fantasy worlds, and adventure. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to learn about a world filled with brave souls and passionate, kind people. Through all the struggles Harry Potter and his friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, faced they stayed loyal to each other and were courageous through all the difficult predicaments. Additionally, many characters J.K. Rowling created are great role models to all. An especially significant role model is the character Hermione Granger because of her brilliant and logical thinking skills in pressured situations. Hermione taught

Hogwarts does not exist, there are no wizards or witches, and a person cannot cast legitimate spells out of a wand, however people get lost in the Harry Potter universe. There are a couple reasons as to why fans find comfort in the series. Potter had a rough childhood; his parents were killed when he was a baby, he was locked in a small room underneath the stairway of his foster family’s house, and he faced emotional abuse from his foster family. People who have been abused or have had rough childhoods see Potter as relatable and even as a hero. He serves as someone to look up to because he came from a bad childhood, grew up, and saved the wizarding world. He gives hope to people in bad situations. Potter, Granger, and Weasley have an unbreakable bond throughout the series despite having difficulties. Throughout the books, they show the loyalty and friendship that people want to have with their friends. Another reason that people find comfort in Harry Potter is because they feel like they are part of the wizarding universe. Rowling wrote the books in such a way that the reader did not just want to be at Hogwarts, but they felt that they were. The first Harry Potter book was published in the United Kingdom in 1997 and the final movie was released in 2011. That is fourteen years of loving and supporting Harry Potter. Fans who started with Potter in 1997 with the release of Harry Potter

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling has become the epitome of children’s literature; with unique characters leaving eternal memories for readers. Amongst these characters, Harry, a selfless, loyal, orphaned wizard raised by a non-magical family, and Draco Malfoy, a wealthy, arrogant, intimidator, create the major sources of conflict throughout Rowling’s series. This complex, yet captivating central conflict between Harry and Draco throughout the series has allowed for millions of copies of books being sold worldwide. Based on the fact that Harry and Draco have attempted to murder each other multiple times, readers most often assume one

In the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling Harry starts of in the unfamiliar wizarding world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After lord Voldemort killed Harry’s parents he is sent of to his aunt and uncle's house as a baby. Harry does not like living with them but eventually at age 12 he gets a letter to attend hogwarts which he will soon find out that he is a wizard. After being sorted into one of the four houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, ravenclaw and slytherin)he gets sorted into gryffindor and finds friends in his house(Ron and Hermione). They have to stick together and work together to defeat him. This leads to one of the themes for this book series being that “You are much stronger when with friends”.

Thesis: Sarah’s Gailey’s article, “Women of Harry Potter: Hermione Granger is more than a Sidekick explores what the nature of what a hero is and argues that H.G is more of a hero than H.P. H.P is viewed as the Hero for his achievements and defeating Voldemort, while H.G is reduced to being a sidekick.