“Obliviate”: The Secrets Behind the Memory Charm
The Memory Charm plays an important role in “Harry Potter” plotlines, but what are the limits of its powers? Is it consistent with how memory functions in the real world?
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The Patronus Charm: An Effective Counter to Depression?
J.K. Rowling has said that Dementors are a metaphor for depression, but why is thinking of a happy memory the way to fight it? Psychology may provide an explanation.
The Things We Lost: Remembering Sirius Black
How Sirius Black’s death helped us process our own losses and feel less alone.
