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July 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Tags administrative essayathon general summaries books chamber of secrets deathly hallows goblet of fire half-blood prince read through order of the phoenix philosophers stone prisoner of azkaban characters argus filch black family andromeda bellatrix regulus sirius blaise zabini cho chang cornelius fudge death eaters dobby dolores umbridge dumbledore family aberforth albus dursley family dudley petunia vernon eileen prince fawkes fenrir greyback fleur delacour founders rowena ravenclaw salazar slytherin gaunt family merope gilderoy lockhart hermione granger horace slughorn justin finch-fletchley longbottom family alice neville ludo bagman luna lovegood madame hooch malfoy family draco lucius narcissa minerva mcgonagall nymphadora tonks penelope clearwater peter pettigrew potter family harry james lily quirinus quirrell r.a.b. remus lupin rubeus hagrid severus snape ted tonks the marauders theodore nott tom riddle/voldemort weasley family arthur bill charlie fred & george ginny molly percy ron events the death the prank fandom britpicking fanfiction fanon general house gryffindor house colours house system hufflepuff ravenclaw slytherin other topics canon class criticism cultural impact gender genres heroes literary theory morality movies muggles mythology names race symbolism themes theories pairings draco/hermione general harry/bellatrix harry/cho harry/draco harry/ginny harry/hermione harry/luna harry/ron harry/ron/hermione lucius/hermione lucius/sirius remus/sirius remus/tonks ron/hermione ron/luna slash snape/draco snape/harry snape/hermione snape/lucius wizarding world creatures economy education hogwarts general genetics government history magic horcruxes pensieves time travel wands politics races goblins house elves veela society sports quidditch technology women   tygershark 20 July 2019 @ 02:56 pm The Lies and Crimes of Albus Dumbledore Pt 1 By request here is my examination of Albus Dumbledore and some of his actions and possible motivations thereof. This essay is quite long so I have broken it up into multiple parts so please bear with me. Also, these are just my interpretations of events as portrayed in the books. They are just my opinions, I respect the fact that many absolutely adore Dumbledore. Also, I only classify the seven books as canon, nothing else. Now to the point of this whole thing. The Lies and Crimes of Albus Dumbledore In any crime you have to eliminate the distractions and distill things down to the unholy trinity; motive, means, and opportunity. In addition to these questions are who, what, where, when and why. Herein lie the details of the crime, oftentimes the two important questions that will lead to the person responsible for the crime are, who had the most to gain from the crime? Who had the most to lose if the crime had not been committed? Answer these questions and you will likely have found the guilty party. There were many, many crimes committed in the Harry Potter story. Many of them by the so called “dark side.” But surprisingly a great many by the light side, and nearly all of them were committed by, or at the behest of one man, the recognized leader of the light Albus Dumbledore. In this essay I examine many of the events in canon with an eye toward spotting inconsistencies and illogical behavior. ( Read more... Collapse ) Tags: books:chamber of secrets , books:deathly hallows , books:goblet of fire , books:half-blood prince , books:order of the phoenix , books:philosophers stone , books:prisoner of azkaban , characters:black family:sirius , characters:dumbledore family:albus , characters:dursley family , characters:minerva mcgonagall , characters:potter family , characters:potter family:harry , characters:potter family:james , characters:potter family:lily , characters:rubeus hagrid , characters:severus snape , characters:tom riddle/voldemort , other topics:theories , wizarding world:education:hogwarts , wizarding world:general , wizarding world:government , wizarding world:history , wizarding world:magic , wizarding world:magic:horcruxes , wizarding world:politics Leave a comment tygershark 05 June 2019 @ 09:32 pm My Observations about some of the characters in Harry Potter A collection of observations I have made about various characters in the HP universe over the years. I started reading the books as an adult and at first, I thought it was an entertaining story. But let me tell you, my opinion of the Wizarding world as portrayed in the HP books is all kinds of messed up, and that's putting it politely. Among some of the first people we meet in Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone are the Dursleys and you can tell from the get-go that these are people you are meant to dislike. We also get to meet one of our first honest-to-goodness wizards, Albus Dumbledore. He looks like a wizard, he's got this neat gizmo with the funny name. He's dressed eccentrically, he's got the long white beard and hair, the boots and the cloak. He must be wise and good, he looks wise and good. But as the scene progresses, and indeed as the series progresses, it makes one wonder. But as for my list let me just work my way down it. Collapse ( Read more... Collapse ) Leave a comment booksblnktsandt 12 November 2016 @ 05:53 pm The Animal Paradox as represented in the Harry Potter series The Animal Paradox as represented in the Harry Potter series or, 'Page 394' Erica Fudge defines the Animal Paradox as the idea that in practically every instance of interaction between humans and animals, there is some form of a paradox. We view animals as both like, and not like us. We both love, and hate them. This essay explores how the Animal Paradox is represented within Harry Potter, with a particular focus on lycanthropy and animagi. You can read my essay: Here on LiveJournal Here on AO3 Tags: characters:black family:sirius , characters:fenrir greyback , characters:remus lupin , other topics:mythology , other topics:symbolism , other topics:themes , wizarding world:creatures 1 comment | Leave a comment wellingtongoose 18 July 2015 @ 11:24 am Hogwarts: The Castle Hogwarts castle was not built by the founders, nor was it originally built to house a school. Castle building technology did not arrive in Britain until after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The founders most likely set up their “school” in a large town called Hogwarts, which had already existed in one form or another for millennia. Hogwarts castle must have been built long after the founding for the defence of the town called Hogwarts and continued to be used for military and political purposes for many centuries afterward before it came to house the modern Hogwarts School. I explain: When Hogwarts was built How it lead to the founding of Hogsmeade What purpose the castle was used for before it became a school Why it contains something as powerful as the Room of Requirement Read at LJ Tags: characters:founders , wizarding world:economy , wizarding world:education , wizarding world:education:hogwarts , wizarding world:general , wizarding world:government , wizarding world:history 2 comments | Leave a comment wellingtongoose 13 July 2015 @ 10:26 pm Hogwarts: an Evolution (Copyright - mellie-lyn ) Hogwarts did not appear fully form out of the founders’ shared vision; it evolved slowly over the centuries to the...