Alexander Severus

She will be able to help.” “No. Severus,” Dumbledore said clearly, “Bring me Severus…” Harry went to fulfill Dumbledore’s orders when there was a noise from below, as if someone was coming. “Hide yourself below, Harry,” commanded Dumbledore, “Don’t speak or be seen by anyone without my permission. No matter what happens, it is imperative that you stay below!” Harry

Potter character “The Prince”. Severus Snape’s royal epithet has more than a little in common with Machiavelli’s The Prince, which Rowling, as a student of Classics and Literature surely read. To be Machiavellian, one must be “cunning, scheming and unscrupulous,” (OED) and those who belong to Snape’s Hogwarts House of Slytherin are “cunning folks [who] use any means / to achieve their ends” (Rowling, Philosopher’s Stone, 88). Even firmer parallels are drawn between Severus Snape and Machiavelli’s Prince

Helena Ravenclaw: Helena Ravenclaw (c. late 10th century – early 11th century), was a witch and Rowena Ravenclaw 's daughter. She attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Ravenclaw house. At some point after graduating Helena stole her mother 's diadem and ran away to Albania. Rowena became fatally ill and hoping to see her daughter one last time, sent the Bloody Baron, a man who harboured an unrequited love for Helena, to find her. In a rage the Baron murdered Helena

THE ROYAL QUINQUEREME cut thru the sea at a steady speed, its ten tiers of oars—five on each side—rowing in perfect harmony, all synchronized with the thudding cadence of the Hortator’s heavy hammers. Its massive square-rigged sail was billowing majestically as the wind blew from the west, aiding the banks of rowers on the benches, pushing the giant warship across the water and ever closer to Alexandria. The skies were sunny and the seas were calm, perfect weather for a long sea voyage. A few days

1: Character of Severus Snape Severus Snape is shown to be a person who is not just a strict teacher but also cold towards most people. As the story evolves, we learn Snape’s story and the side he actually is on. Professor Severus Snape (9 January, 1960 – 2 May, 1998) was a half-blood wizard who was the son of the witch Eileen Snape and Muggle Tobias Snape. Severus was made a member of the Slug Club, presumably because of his brilliance at potion-making, and Horace Slughorn kept a picture of him

Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian and J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are both fantasy adventure novels set in modern times. Cultural, literary, and historic references are found throughout both novels which create appeal for older readers, however, both novels are more targeted towards adolescents’ due to the inclusion of adolescent protagonists, pop culture references, and easily understood modern language. Both authors convey very similar ideas, in that, the

From living with his aunt and uncle and sleeping under the stairs to his life being completely changed around to practicing magic and becoming one of the most well-known wizards in history. The character Harry Potter in the well-known book “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone” is an astonishing example of how the hero cycle is applied to the protagonist. Harry is living his most ordinary life in the regular world and suddenly the call to adventure approached him when Harry begins to receive

Boudicca chortled. “I’ll take that as my cue to leave. I’ve been meaning to pay a visit to that buffoon, Sir Cadogan, and give him a good arse-kicking.” The painted witch disappeared before Minerva spoke again. “She’s an acquired taste, but even Severus takes her

Severus Snape. The ex-potions professor at Hogwarts is viewed as a hero from most fans of Harry Potter--he died to save the wizarding world, and he was in love with Lily Potter, so he’s obviously a saint, right? Wrong! Snape was nothing more than a whiny, greedy, self-absorbed tyrant that had nothing better to do than to bully his own students. Severus Snape was abusive towards his students and peers. In the fourth book, the Goblet of Fire, Draco hexed Hermione--which forced her teeth to grow 2

A man named Albus Dumbledore, the head wizardry of Hogwarts, meets Professor McGonagall, who is a teacher at Hogwarts, and a person named Hagrid and they are outside the Dursley house . Dumbledore tells McGonagall that a Dark and very powerful wizardry named Voldemort has killed a Mr. and Mrs. Potter and tried to kill their baby named Harry Potter , Hanamedrry. Dumbledore leaves Harry with a note in a basket in front of the Dursley home for them to take care of Harry. Ten years later to the