Harry Potter and the Nice Big Knot By Susan Faust Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion on this essay here. As we approach the seventh book of the Harry Potter series, one thing that has become clearer is the magnitude of J.K. Rowling’s undertaking. Readers have always recognized that …read more!

“I Am With You” —Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 578 By Nina de Boo Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion on this essay here. “I Can Assist You”8 Throughout Harry’s time at Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore was the school’s headmaster. He once used to be Transfiguration teacher, but those …read more!

“I Am With You” —Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 578 By Nina de Boo Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion of this essay here. One of the most important relationships Harry has formed in his young life must be the one with the Hogwarts headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. From …read more!

Vessels of Evil By Donna Hosie Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion on this essay here. Is Harry a Horcrux? If Dumbledore was in fact wrong about either Nagini or the object belonging to one of the founders, another possibility that has gained strong support is the notion that …read more!

Vessels of Evil By Donna Hosie Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion on this essay here. Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup As previously stated, this cup was taken from an elderly witch called Hepzibah Smith. Now Smith is an extremely common surname in Britain and therefore any connection to another witch …read more!

Vessels of Evil By Donna Hosie Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion of this essay here. Horcruxes—What Are They and How Are They Made? Before the publication of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the word Horcruxes was not part of a Harry Potter fan’s vocabulary! Now, over one …read more!

As we first told you last week, actress Katie Leung (Cho Chang) donated a piece of artwork to be auctioned off for the Prince’s Trust Charity, which supports young people across the UK. That auction has now ended and the Scotsman is reporting Miss Leung’s artwork was sold for £960 ($1,974) at the exhibition. In …read more!

“I Trust Severus Snape” -Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p. 549 By Michele Nanjo Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion of this essay here. “A Schoolboy Grudge…”26 Discovering that Snape had feelings for Lily would also help Harry to understand Snape’s intense, irrational hatred towards James and himself. …read more!

“I Trust Severus Snape” -Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p. 549 By Michele Nanjo Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion on this essay here. “DON’T… CALL ME COWARD!” But it is in “Flight of the Prince” at the end of Half-Blood Prince that we finally find the most …read more!

“I Trust Severus Snape” -Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p. 549 By Michele Nanjo Page One | Page Two | Page Three Read the archived discussion of this essay here. When Severus Snape raised his wand and uttered the Avada Kedavra to kill a weakened and wandless Dumbledore atop the Astronomy Tower in Harry …read more!