Category: Owl Post

by Tom Morey The Texts The following passages are all taken from the US editions: “Hagrid, meanwhile, was counting bricks in the wall above the trash can. ‘Three up… two across…’ he muttered. ‘Right,...

by Kristian Caffrey But somebody else had spoken Snape’’s name, quite softly.  ““Severus…”…” The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading….  Snape gazed for...

by Jenna After reading RusselGrl’s editorial ‘Fanfiction at its Worst‘, I have to say I felt rather wrong-footed. While the author made a few good points, it presented a dim view of the world...

by Madam Pintsize We first meet Zacharias Smith in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He joins the DA, despite the fact that he seems reluctant to do so. It always struck me...

by Russellgrl “Then kill me.” he hissed back, and she lifted her face away, taken aback. “That’s right, Granger. You got me here, on the ground. You say I killed someone, so why don’t...

by Apple Face During my post-HBP re-read of the whole series, I came to the infamous ‘gleam of triumph’ in Dumbledore’s eye at the news that Lord Voldemort had used a trickle of Harry’s...

by Kelly L.  I’ve read several essays defending the enslavement of house-elves, and find them all to be ill-conceived at best (and disturbing at worst). The arguments most typically used are: (1) “But they...

by Lenora Just before we’re distracted by the effects of love potions and poisons, Ron unwraps a watch decorated with stars and planets. Could it be the same watch Dumbledore checked in the very...

A fair number of classes, including Care of Magical Creatures, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Divination are so poorly taught and conducted that it would seem that legal action on the part of parents would be called for.