We are in the final hour for last minute crack pot theories to take shape.

Occulm's Razor has no place in literature in general and Harry Potter in particular. End of story.

JKR not only loves crack pot theories, she is a creator of them. And I don't mean just because she peppers her books with misbehaving sneakascopes and flying motorcycles. I'm ( Read more... )

Goddlefrood, having fully digested material relevant to this matter, hem hem, now enters and starts by explaining the title( Attempted Divination )

I wrote an essay called "Contradicting Elizabeth E. Heilman" in which I disagree with her 2003 essay Blue Wizards and Pink Witches: Representations of Gender Identity and Power. The link is here.

Essay title: Squibs in the Wizarding World - The Unrepresented Minority.
By: Starkiller.

I never really gave much thought to the place and role of Squibs in the Wizarding World. I just took what we were given within the text about them and didn't bother to consider it any further. However, as I started writing an OC that was a Squib and very ( Read more... )

The bullied boys: intent and context about victims of bullying in the HP world.In the HP series, there are many instances of students being bullied - the purposes of which mostly fall into demonstrating the consequences of bullying or the pointlessness and toxicity of abusing those weaker than us. Though there are many characters in the series who ( Read more... )

This is my first essay posted here. I've often wondered what is behind Snape's dislike of Neville Longbottom, but we've yet to be given an explanation in the books. So in this I've pieced together a few different clues, and I think they may form a possible explanation for Snape's attitude towards Neville.

( Snape, Neville, Alice Longbottom and the Prophecy )

Why does Severus Snape hate Neville Longbottom? Or, if it is not hate, then why does he belittle the poor boy in front of everyone? This is merely speculation, so feel free to tear this one apart. ( Read more... )

I have already written about the Mimbulus mimbletonia as a symbolic representation of Neville; this time it’s Trevor’s turn. Though this has only just occurred to me, I already feel very strongly that it is wonderfully appropriate that Neville’s pet is a toad. More than any other character in the book, Neville undergoes a remarkable change over the ( Read more... )

Why did JKR give Neville a Mimbulus mimbletonia? It is highly unlikely that it is merely an insignificant bit of background color, or that it is a contrived plot device with no other purpose than to spray Harry with Stinksap. After all, JKR devotes a full page to its introduction, and refers to it again several times over the course of the book ( Read more... )

This grew out of a post on HPfGU regarding the whys and wherefores of Luna. I expanded the essay; you can find part of it on the HP Lexicon. Love to know what you think.

Edit:I've rewritten the paragraph on Ginny somewhat; thanks for the input, readerravenclaw!

( Luna (et al.) Essay )