Fields, J.W. (2007). " Harry Potter, Benjamin Bloom, and the Sociological Imagination" (PDF). International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 19 (2). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2010 . Retrieved 15 May 2009. Rowling said that, to her, the moral significance of the tales seems "blindingly obvious". In the fourth book, Dumbledore speaks of a "choice between what is right and what is easy"; Rowling views this as a key theme, "because that ... is how tyranny is started, with people being apathetic and taking the easy route and suddenly finding themselves in deep trouble". [51] J. K. Rowling. "J. K. Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival". Archived from the original on 20 August 2006 . Retrieved 10 October 2006. The commercial success of Harry Potter reversed this trend. [171] The scale of its growth had no precedent in the children's market: within four years of the series' inception, it occupied 28% of that field by revenue. [172] Children's literature rose in cultural status, [173] and fantasy became a dominant genre. [174] Older works in the genre, including Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci series and Diane Duane's Young Wizards, were reprinted and rose in popularity; some authors re-established their careers. [175] In the following decades, many Harry Potter imitators and subversive responses grew popular. [176] [177] Potter book smashes sales records". BBC News. 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008 . Retrieved 29 July 2008.

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Harry Potter 's overarching theme is death. [34] [35] In the first book, when Harry looks into the Mirror of Erised, he feels both joy and "a terrible sadness" at seeing his desire: his parents, alive and with him. [36] Confronting their loss is central to Harry's character arc and manifests in different ways through the series, such as in his struggles with Dementors. [36] [37] Other characters in Harry's life die; he even faces his own death in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. [38] The series has an existential perspective – Harry must grow mature enough to accept death. [39] In Harry's world, death is not binary but mutable, a state that exists in degrees. [40] Unlike Voldemort, who evades death by separating and hiding his soul in seven parts, Harry's soul is whole, nourished by friendship and love. [39]

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Wouldn’t it be great if you could learn some fun spells and put them to use with a wand? Well, now you and your friends can have your own ‘spelling’ matches with these cute pencil wands from Sisters, What! 7. Magical Paper Bag Harry Potter Puppet for Kids JK Rowling: From rags to riches". BBC News. 20 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012 . Retrieved 28 September 2008. Wilson, A. N. (29 July 2007). "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008 . Retrieved 28 September 2008. A Whited, Lana (2004). The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon. University of Missouri Press. p.28. ISBN 978-0-8262-1549-9.Rozhon, Tracie (21 April 2007). "A Brief Walk Through Time at Scholastic". The New York Times. p.C3. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009 . Retrieved 21 April 2007.

Fantastic Beasts 3 cast, release date, plot, title and everything you need to know". Digital Spy. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018 . Retrieved 28 December 2018. This activity is definitely for kids who are a little older because they have to be able to handle a hot glue gun. I like this one because it is cordless, which I think is a little safer for the kids. The social hierarchy of wizards in Rowling's world has drawn debate among critics. "Purebloods" have two wizard parents; "half-bloods" have one; and "Muggle-born" wizards have magical abilities although neither of their parents is a wizard. [134] Lord Voldemort and his followers believe that blood purity is paramount and that Muggles are subhuman. [135] According to the literary scholar Andrew Blake, Harry Potter rejects blood purity as a basis for social division; [136] Suman Gupta agrees that Voldemort's philosophy represents "absolute evil"; [137] and Nel and Eccleshare agree that advocates of racial or blood-based hierarchies are antagonists. [138] [139] Gupta, following Blake, [140] suggests that the essential superiority of wizards over Muggles – wizards can use magic and Muggles cannot – means that the books cannot coherently reject anti-Muggle prejudice by appealing to equality between wizards and Muggles. Rather, according to Gupta, Harry Potter models a form of tolerance based on the "charity and altruism of those belonging to superior races" towards lesser races. [141] Levine, Arthur (2001–2005). "Awards". Arthur A. Levine Books. Archived from the original on 29 April 2006 . Retrieved 21 May 2006.An epilogue titled "Nineteen Years Later" describes the lives of the surviving characters and the impact of Voldemort's death. Harry and Ginny are married with three children, and Ron and Hermione are married with two children. Chronicles of Earthsea". The Guardian. London. 9 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013 . Retrieved 2 October 2009. Pictures of characters from the book are used in place of numbers or words. This MAGIC game is visual so great for even pre-readers to play. Record print run for final Potter". BBC News. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007 . Retrieved 22 May 2007.