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Tag Archives: Harry Potter
Essay: Harry Potter Theory: Wizards vs. Muggles: Who Would Win?
(That may be a personal record for most colons in one title.) With the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore this week, I though I would answer the age-old question in the Harry Potter universe: who would win in a fight between … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Story Analysis
Tagged Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter, Secrets of Dumbledore, Wizards vs. Muggles
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Essay: Harry Potter Theory: What Was Dumbledore’s Actual Plan?
The Harry Potter series is one of the most beloved stories of this generation, but it’s not without its flaws. J. K. Rowling is a very good storyteller, but not a very good world-builder, and the closer you look at … Continue reading
Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Well, this is the moment fellow Harry Potter fans have been waiting for: the second Fantastic Beasts movie: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Now we see the continued adventures of Newt Scamander and the evil schemes of Gellert Grindelwald. So how … Continue reading
Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the first spin-off film in the Harry Potter series, and the first screenplay written by J. K. Rowling directly. It is the first of five films that will apparently lead up to … Continue reading
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Tagged David Yates, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling
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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Well…here we go. I’m a big Harry Potter fan, so when I heard that J. K. Rowling was writing a stage play to follow the adventures of Harry’s son, Albus, and Draco Malfoy’s son, Scorpius, I was disappointed that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J. K. Rowling
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