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I’m sorry JK Rowling, but you blew it!

Posted in Harry Potter on October 21, 2007 | 15 Comments »

Recently JK Rowling announced that Albus Dumbledore, the long-time hero of the wizarding world, is gay.
I cannot express in words my disappointment.
I am of the belief that a person has the choice to choose their sexual orientation freely. I do not agree with all choices necessarily, but each person has free agency, and that is [...]

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Review: Harry Potter 7 Book

Posted in Harry Potter on August 3, 2007 | 5 Comments »

I suppose it is time. Hopefully you’ve all had the chance to finish the book now, and if you haven’t, I promise to include two sections: One with spoilers, one without.
NO SPOILERS!!!
Simply put, I enjoyed the book enough to instantly declare it my favorite. The story is truly a bloodbath with the first death happening [...]

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So What Genre is Harry Potter?

Posted in Harry Potter on July 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve heard many people ask this question, and the most common answer I hear is that Harry Potter belongs in one of two categories: Science Fiction or Classical literature. Both of these have merit and a right to claim Harry Potter in their corpus. However, I have always firmly believed that Harry Potter falls into [...]

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Review: Harry Potter 5 Movie

Posted in Harry Potter on July 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »

I’ve had several requests for my review of book 7, and I promise that is coming. For now, however, let us leave those who have yet to read it, time to read it. Instead, I’ll review the fifth film.
I have to provide my little warning first. I have yet to be truly impressed with the [...]

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Harry the Horcrux

Posted in Harry Potter on June 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I’m re-reading all the HP books in anticipation of the release of both the fifth film and the final book. This time through, I hit upon on interesting idea that has convinced me of two things:

Harry is indeed the final horcrux.
Harry will not die.

My thoughts come straight out of book 2, so if you have [...]

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Harry Potter: Where It All Began

Posted in Harry Potter on May 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am fascinated by Harry Potter. Harry Potter is an important part of my life for many reasons.
First and foremost, adolescent literature is my favorite genre. I am very well-read in many genres, but no other genre attacks social ills and problems like adolescent literature does. In some [...]

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