The words in books remain the same every time we read them. But like memories in a Pensieve, the meanings of stories change for us whenever we reconsider them. Do you love finding something new every time you think about the seven-book series, Cursed Child, or Fantastic Beasts? Join Lorrie Kim, author of Snape: A Definitive Reading, in delving into the richly emotional writing of this universe.
- Interview with Michelle Lee: Voice-Over Artist of “Snape: The Definitive Analysis” (January 9, 2023) - Lorrie Kim interviews Michelle Lee about making the audiobook version of "Snape: The Definitive Analysis of Hogwarts’s Mysterious Potions Master."
- The Story We Know – But from Snape’s Perspective (October 18, 2022) - Modern developments in the fandom are some of the many exciting inclusions to Lorrie Kim's new edition of her book "Snape: The Definitive Analysis."
- “We Don’t Talk About Delphi”: Shared Themes of “Encanto” and “Cursed Child” (June 24, 2022) - Albus Severus and Mirabel Madrigal both have the power to reveal the cracks in their family's foundations.
- Manage Your Group Through the Magic of Sorting (March 11, 2022) - Do you tend to Sort everyone around you? Here’s what happened in my group project when we decided to take everyone’s Hogwarts Houses into account.
- Looking for Snape in “The Scarlet Letter” (February 22, 2022) - There must be shades of Snape in “The Scarlet Letter,” right? Lorrie Kim takes a look. Things don’t go the way she expects.
- Ten Clues to Understanding the Occlumency Scenes (January 9, 2022) - Is Snape bad at teaching Occlumency? Or does he try to teach Harry in good faith until it becomes too dangerous?
- The Land of the Lost: From “The Christmas Pig” to “Harry Potter” (December 7, 2021) - "The Christmas Pig" deals with some themes - like divorce - that "Harry Potter" never did. But the way it discusses loss is strikingly similar.
- Five Times Irvin Khaytman’s “Dumbledore” Book Changed My Mind, and One Time It Didn’t (November 23, 2021) - Have you read “Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts’s Renowned Headmaster”? Lorrie Kim shares how the book changed her reading of the series.
- Tom Riddle, the Accidental Alchemist (October 22, 2021) - Every time Harry and Voldemort duel, they produce gold - literally. What is it about this connection that has an alchemical effect on Voldemort?
- Michael Cohen: A Modern-Day Snape (August 28, 2021) - Michael Cohen, once Trump’s personal lawyer, now works to expose Trump’s crimes. Looking at his story can help shed light on Snape’s double agency.
