Harry Potter Children's Collection: The Complete Collection

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Of all the zeitgeist-defining fiction to come out of the past twenty years, perhaps none has been more universally beloved than the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. An incredibly imagined fantasy bildungsroman, it follows the eponymous boy wizard as he attends the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and contends with his destiny to fight the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Fortunately, he always has clever, loyal friends Ron and Hermione by his side — plus the invaluable mentorship of eccentric but wise Hogwarts headmaster, Dumbledore. All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses". Box Office Mojo. 1998–2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010 . Retrieved 29 July 2008. Harry Potter books stats and facts – WordsRated". 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023 . Retrieved 11 June 2023.

Kean, Danuta (27 January 2017). "Harry Potter character provides name for new species of crab". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Corliss, R. (21 July 2000). "Why 'Harry Potter' Did a Harry Houdini". Time. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010 . Retrieved 16 May 2009. Berlatsky, Noah (6 January 2022). "Opinion | Why most people still miss these antisemitic tropes in "Harry Potter" ". NBC News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022 . Retrieved 30 September 2022. An epilogue titled "Nineteen Years Later" describes the lives of the surviving characters and the impact of Voldemort's death. Harry and Ginny are married with three children, and Ron and Hermione are married with two children. Harry Potter 's overarching theme is death. [34] [35] In the first book, when Harry looks into the Mirror of Erised, he feels both joy and "a terrible sadness" at seeing his desire: his parents, alive and with him. [36] Confronting their loss is central to Harry's character arc and manifests in different ways through the series, such as in his struggles with Dementors. [36] [37] Other characters in Harry's life die; he even faces his own death in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. [38] The series has an existential perspective – Harry must grow mature enough to accept death. [39] In Harry's world, death is not binary but mutable, a state that exists in degrees. [40] Unlike Voldemort, who evades death by separating and hiding his soul in seven parts, Harry's soul is whole, nourished by friendship and love. [39]

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The portrayal of women in Harry Potter has been described as complex and varied, but nonetheless conforming to stereotypical and patriarchal depictions of gender. [127] Gender divides are ostensibly absent in the books: Hogwarts is coeducational and women hold positions of power in wizarding society. However, this setting obscures the typecasting of female characters and the general depiction of conventional gender roles. [128] According to scholars Elizabeth Heilman and Trevor Donaldson, the subordination of female characters goes further early in the series. The final three books "showcase richer roles and more powerful females": for instance, the series' "most matriarchal character", Molly Weasley, engages substantially in the final battle of Deathly Hallows, while other women are shown as leaders. [129] Hermione Granger, in particular, becomes an active and independent character essential to the protagonists' battle against evil. [130] Yet, even particularly capable female characters such as Hermione and Minerva McGonagall are placed in supporting roles, [131] and Hermione's status as a feminist model is debated. [132] Girls and women are more frequently shown as emotional, more often defined by their appearance, and less often given agency in family settings. [128] [133]

We’ve read them on and off several times since then. We’re currently reading the first 3 books aloud again (we’re in the middle of book 2). I’ve never read books 4 and beyond aloud – my kids have always been too excited by that point to wait for me to read them aloud, so they just dive in on their own and devour them. July date for Harry Potter book". BBC News. 21 December 2004. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008 . Retrieved 27 September 2008.Many of the motifs of the Potter stories such as the hero's quest invoking objects that confer invisibility, magical animals and trees, a forest full of danger and the recognition of a character based upon scars are drawn from medieval French Arthurian romances. [25] Other aspects borrowed from French Arthurian romances include the use of owls as messengers, werewolves as characters, and white deer. [25] The American scholars Heather Arden and Kathrn Lorenz in particular argue that many aspects of the Potter stories are inspired by a 14th-century French Arthurian romance, Claris et Laris, writing of the "startling" similarities between the adventures of Potter and the knight Claris. [25] Arden and Lorenz noted that Rowling graduated from the University of Exeter in 1986 with a degree in French literature and spent a year living in France afterwards. [25] Between the multiple timelines and various versions of the same characters, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child can definitely be a bit confusing at times — and its somewhat far-fetched plot twists and questionable consistency with Rowling’s established world have led some Potter fans to decry it. But at the end of the day, it’s still another piece of the magical puzzle that we’ve all enjoyed putting together so much: this once-in-a-lifetime literary experience that transcends culture and generations. C. Mutz, Diana (2016). "Harry Potter and the Deathly Donald". Elections in Focus. 49. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018 . Retrieved 29 September 2018.

Or as it’s known colloquially, “Harry Potter and the Worst Camping Trip Ever.” After the events of the previous book — culminating in another major character’s heartbreaking death — Harry vows to personally destroy every one of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. These Horcruxes (as we learned in Half-Blood Prince) are objects containing pieces of Voldemort’s soul, rendering him effectively immortal. Which means that if Harry wants even a chance at killing Voldemort face-to-face, he’ll need to locate and eliminate the Horcruxes first. It’s this daunting prospect that leads to the Worst Camping Trip Ever — though of course, it’s brightened somewhat by the presence of the ever-faithful Ron and Hermione. Hitchens, Christopher (12 August 2007). "The Boy Who Lived". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009 . Retrieved 1 April 2008. a b c d e f Arden, Heather; Lorenz, Kathryn (June 2003). "The Harry Potter Stories and French Arthurian Romance". Arthuriana. 13 (12): 54–68. doi: 10.1353/art.2003.0005. JSTOR 27870516. S2CID 161603742. Hall, April (15 August 2014). "5 Questions With... Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet series)". www.reading.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015 . Retrieved 6 July 2015.A Whited, Lana (2004). The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon. University of Missouri Press. p.28. ISBN 978-0-8262-1549-9.