Harry Potter

Adventure, mystery, and magic all go hand-in-hand when it comes to the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. The books were adapted into films starting in 2001. The first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was directed by Chris Columbus. The story of Harry Potter is magical as is however; the movie needed a little extra magic. This extra magic needed to be added through music. Director Chris Columbus chose John Williams to compose the music for a promotional reel (John Williams)

honest, fifteen-year-old Harry James Potter was

Harry Potter: The Realization of Racism Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. -J.K. Rowling Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. JK Rowling states this in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, via Kingsley Shacklebolt. When Kingsley says this he is referring to the Death Eaters and how they deserve to live despite their wrongdoings. Death Eater is the name given to a follower of Lord Voldemort, the books’ antagonist, in

Base on Joseph Campbell’s 17 Stages of the Monomyth the novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone includes quite a few stages. The Call to Adventure: The Call to Adventure present itself in chapter 4 The Keeper of the Keys when Hagrid arrives at the shack. Before Hagrid's arrival Harry Potter was a normal boy living in a normal world. However, that is until he is informed about Hogwarts, his famous parents. the fact that he is a wizard and famous himself. The Call to Adventure becomes clearer

The Harry Potter series consists of seven books, eight in June of 2016. J.K. Rowling, the author, created an entirely new world. In this world, the wizards are the focal point and the non-wizards, otherwise known as muggles, are abnormal (Rowling 1998). Some wizards think muggle technology as fascinating while others think of it as obsolete to their magical abilities (Rowling 1998). She created this entirely different world than the one that we are used to. However, she did not differ from the real

Religious looks on ¨Harry Potter” Books We will look into what people think of Harry Potter books. Why people think the way they do. What they hope to achieve but they actions. How the burning of books help or hurt the authors. How the author showed in here books her own struggles with her faith. How Harry’s world and christianity are parallel to each other and are the same in ways. Who are at the front of the book burnings and how they feel and why. In 2002 Religious groups all over have been

The women in Harry Potter are some of the strongest and most complex characters in the literary world. They are intelligence, ruthless, compassionate, impulsive, and are as faceted as they are flawed. Above all, the women of the Potter world are refreshingly human and perhaps don’t get the credit they rightly deserve, particularly the more minor characters that regularly support the trio throughout the series. To remedy this, here’s five reasons to love the odd, intricate, and charming Luna Lovegood

in a court case? A beloved children 's hero was almost sent to book section for censored books. The Harry Potter Series almost did not make it to the children of Cedarville School District of Arkansas. In this court case, the school board of Cedarville, Arkansas voted to deny students access to the Harry Potter books. The grounds on why they wanted to ban the books were because the Harry Potter books were unfit for their students and could lead to rebellion. Many authors of other famous childhood

International among other jobs. She started writing the Harry Potter series during a delayed Manchester to London King’s Cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel. Jo then moved to northern Portugal, where she taught English as a foreign language. She married in October 1992 and gave birth to a daughter in 1993. When the

After the success of her popular Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling has recently branched out from writing children’s literature. Her first adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, explores more mature topics and is aimed at a new demographic than her previous works. She challenges social issues with her dark themes and her impeccable writing style captures the wide range of problems at the heart of a small town. It becomes more apparent throughout the novel that each character is connected in a web of