One of the most powerful effects of Harry Potter is that many readers identify strongly with Harry. Yours truly certainly felt that immediately when reading ...
Harry meets Buckbeak at the beginning of his third year at Hogwarts. Buckbeak is a hippogriff, a creature that is half horse, half griffin. In my opinion the...
Dear Friends, Just a little message conveying a sudden thrill of joy as I realised something. When I discussed Harry's liberation of Dobby recently I told you...
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" takes us on to the mental plane. Once again the first Defence against the Dark Arts class gives us the clue. Prof. Moody ...
My fertile imagination has been embroidering further upon my wild speculations about Dobby joining Harry in his last adventures. What about Nearly Headless...
Hans, I also think that Nick will have a significant role to play in the future books. My reason for thinking this is that there is no doubt, because the...
... Valky: Ohh I LOVE that poem, Disney put it to music in Alice in Wonderland and I sing it all the time. "twas brillig" is one of my favourite phrases too. ...
Before discussing Book 5 I want to talk about sequence. My understanding of Harry Potter is that it does not necessarily follow the sequence of the Alchemical...
After I finished the last post my mind went into a frenzy! I kept hearing the word "Mother" echoing through my mind. I looked up the Tao Te Ching and in ...
Recently in another forum I was engaged in a discussion about what is behind the locked door in the DOM and the difference between the power that the dark lord...
Valky and Hans, You both offered up the idea that the power behind the Locked Door might not be Love. Well, I think JKR has in her inimitable fashion,...
Linda has pointed out to me that in the "Rumours" section of Jo's website, she denies that Lily is still alive. Thanks Linda. OK we'll have to let go of that...
Sirius is probably the most difficult character to explain. He may also be the most controversial as traditional Christians may very well baulk at my ...
... might not be Love. Well, I think JKR has in her inimitable fashion, answered that question in the Royal Albert Hall interview last year. <snip quotes> ......
... Valour, which proposed that Harry and Voldemort were neither truly alive anymore, but instead sustained in life by the opposing forces of the great *fear*...
Who is the main character in Harry Potter? "What?!" you all shout with amazement. "What an idiotic question!" May I humbly venture to suggest that it's not...
Before the big battle at the Ministry of Magic the state of play is as follows: Sirius is now the brightest star in Harry's sky - literally. Both the new soul...
I've been thinking about that door that can't be opened. What if the way into the place that is behind that door is through the veil? And what if there is only...
Just a short post about Harry and Sirius together. The posts about Sirius have been very complicated, and it's possible for people to get lost amongst all the ...
Hi Folks, Sorry that this is off the topic of Harry Potter, I just want to bounce some questions off religious friends - you guys! I'm currently involved in an...
Hi everyone. Inasmuch as I have not been following the conversations entirely, and have resisted spending the time and energy on involved participation, this ...
... I've been thinking about that door that can't be opened. What if the way into the place that is behind that door is through the veil? And what if there is...
Thanks Hans, for seeing something in my theory! It was not so much a prediction as an attempt to think through how someone who has admitted to a great love...
... Sorry that this is off the topic of Harry Potter, I just want to bounce some questions off religious friends - you guys! ... Tim, I'm just so pleased to...
Lilith and Gaiman (was Re: my introduction / Kabbalah) Hi All, Before coming back on your interesting replies to my "What, how, and why" post, or responding to...
Hi everyone, For those of us who haven't the luxury of time or keen observation to *over-analyse* the information that JKR adds regularly to her flash website,...
... The Westminster catechism (which I can't say I'm very familiar with, but am familiar with this one particular phrase as you hear it in places like Alpha)...
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