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In an interview with MTV, lead designer Chris Roberts described the game as having heavy input by Rowling. The game features Wizard games, such as "Gobstones" and "exploding snap", which were created by the developers, and later confirmed by J. K. Rowling as the official rules for those games. [5] He also stated that she had input over some of the game's content, saying: In Harry Potter, Rowling juxtaposes the extraordinary against the ordinary. [13] Her narrative features two worlds: a contemporary world inhabited by non-magical people called Muggles, and another featuring wizards. It differs from typical portal fantasy in that its magical elements stay grounded in the mundane. [14] Paintings move and talk; books bite readers; letters shout messages; and maps show live journeys, making the wizarding world both exotic and familiar. [13] [15] This blend of realistic and romantic elements extends to Rowling's characters. Their names are often onomatopoeic: Malfoy is difficult, Filch unpleasant and Lupin a werewolf. [16] [17] Harry is ordinary and relatable, with down-to-earth features such as wearing broken glasses; [18] the scholar Roni Natov terms him an "everychild". [19] These elements serve to highlight Harry when he is heroic, making him both an everyman and a fairytale hero. [18] [20] Huler, Scott. "The magic years". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008 . Retrieved 28 September 2008. Corliss, R. (21 July 2000). "Why 'Harry Potter' Did a Harry Houdini". Time. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010 . Retrieved 16 May 2009. The Billion Dollar Business Behind 'Harry Potter' Franchise". entrepreneur. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020 . Retrieved 22 December 2020.J. K. Rowling. "J. K. Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival". Archived from the original on 20 August 2006 . Retrieved 10 October 2006. Like C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter also contains Christian symbolism and allegory. The series has been viewed as a Christian moral fable in the psychomachia tradition, in which stand-ins for good and evil fight for supremacy over a person's soul. [26] Children's literature critic Joy Farmer sees parallels between Harry and Jesus Christ. [27] Comparing Rowling with Lewis, she argues that "magic is both authors' way of talking about spiritual reality". [28] According to Maria Nikolajeva, Christian imagery is particularly strong in the final scenes of the series: Harry dies in self-sacrifice and Voldemort delivers an " ecce homo" speech, after which Harry is resurrected and defeats his enemy. [29]

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All Time Top 20 Best Selling Games". 21 May 2003. Archived from the original on 21 February 2006 . Retrieved 1 December 2006. The portrayal of women in Harry Potter has been described as complex and varied, but nonetheless conforming to stereotypical and patriarchal depictions of gender. [127] Gender divides are ostensibly absent in the books: Hogwarts is coeducational and women hold positions of power in wizarding society. However, this setting obscures the typecasting of female characters and the general depiction of conventional gender roles. [128] According to scholars Elizabeth Heilman and Trevor Donaldson, the subordination of female characters goes further early in the series. The final three books "showcase richer roles and more powerful females": for instance, the series' "most matriarchal character", Molly Weasley, engages substantially in the final battle of Deathly Hallows, while other women are shown as leaders. [129] Hermione Granger, in particular, becomes an active and independent character essential to the protagonists' battle against evil. [130] Yet, even particularly capable female characters such as Hermione and Minerva McGonagall are placed in supporting roles, [131] and Hermione's status as a feminist model is debated. [132] Girls and women are more frequently shown as emotional, more often defined by their appearance, and less often given agency in family settings. [128] [133]

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