The Tasks Pattern
by Sylvia Our favorite author seems to have established a series of patterns in the way she has written her story. By pattern, I mean an unwritten set of rules that JKR has followed,...
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Fred and George and the Ministry of Mayhem and Dirty Tricks
by Steve Willis “All warfare is based on deception.” -Sun Tzu in The Art of WarTwo characters from the Harry Potter series came to mind as I was reading a book called Secret Soldiers by Philip Gerard about...
The Underground Lake #20: The Official Reader’s Guide to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Part 2
by Brandon Without any further ado… 12. Double Time Suddenly, everything seems to be moving in fast motion. When Christmas break is over, you will notice that in most books you are over two-thirds...
Regulus Black is Not the Half-Blood Prince
Maybe Regulus Black isn’t so dead after all. How could this be the case? What does it mean for book 7? Read this fan’s theory to find out.
The Phoenix Files #6: James Potter
By Christopher Stephen Hello everybody! I want to apologize for the past week’s hiatus. I know you were all dying to read this File, and I was dying to write it. Unfortunately, a number...
The Underground Lake #16: Level 9
by Brandon Yes folks, it’s that time of day. B-Fizzle, reporting from an undisclosed location (well, actually it is disclosed in my bio, but I digress), is back with more musings about our friend...
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus: A Mere Proverb or an Important Clue?
by Bojana Kenda I went to a Latin session the other day, and there was some talk about JK’s extensive knowledge of the above mentioned language. So there I started thinking — not about...
The North Tower #36: Severus Snape 2: Losing Control
Hi everybody. Hope your holidays were nice. I thought I’d cut right to the chase and start with today’s article, which will continue my analysis of one Hogwarts Potions master. As I said in NT 34, there’s a lot to this character, so I’ll be writing a little series of articles about him. That’s the plan, but there might be some insertions (like the last one on Dumbledore) because of reader reactions as well.
The Phoenix Files: Folder #1: Minerva McGonagall
By Christopher Stephen Hello, everyone! My name is Christopher Stephen, and I will be writing this bi-weekly column to explore J.K. Rowlings characters and (try to) see what their futures may hold. I want...
